Installing Microsoft (RMS) Retail Management System on Windows 10 and 11. Part 1: SQL BC 2005
There is an elite group of companies that are still running Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Retail Management System) on older computers, for those that exist I say “thank you”. That software was ahead of it’s time in many respects, and unfortunately over the years (a decade or so ago), Microsoft has stopped supporting it.
When installing the RMS on the newer windows operating system (I will have to do research to find out if I can get the RMS to run in Linux), you will run into error an opening up the software. To clear that error you will need to download the SQL 2005 backwards compatibility software BEFORE you install it. Sometimes after installing the RMS this will work, however, I have had to run it multiple times during the patching for some unknown reason.
In the near future I will create a guide for installing Microsoft RMS proper, as I have installed the software for my clients, and have set up single and multiple store environments.
If you have any questions about using or maintaining the Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management Software, please leave a comment and let me know. I will be glad to answer questions. I cannot provide immediate support 24/7. If you have the RMS and need support, let me know in the comments and we can begin a dialogue as I still have clients that use the RMS. There is also a link on this site which will help you get in contact with me.
This segues into a great point. There is a Spiritual Successor to the RMS: Retail Management Hero or RMH for short. I am a reseller for the RMH software. We can convert your RMS database to RMH and the only thing you will lose is the receipts, your sales data and other data remains intact. That is going to be the topic for a later day.
Thank you all for reading this, I hope you have a great day today!
