BioStar 1.93 automatically installs MS SQL 2012. 

However, if you have a older version of BioStar 1 installed and would like to upgrade to BioStar 1.93 without installing MS SQL 2012 you can upgrade with the instructions below: 


1. Download the file below : BioStarv1.93_no_MSSQL2012 File

BioStarV1.93_Installess_Files


2. Stop Biostar server in BioStar Server Config

3. Unzip the files.

4. Make a backup of the database before proceeding : MS SQL Database Backup and Restore Instructions

5. Run copy_biostar.bat as administrator to copy "console" folder and "server" folder.

6. Run the remaining executable files that were extracted as below.