XPACS Installation Guide (Windows)

Prerequisites

Installation

Unzip the latest release content to a deployment folder, e.g. C:\XPacs. Then open the XPacsStarter subfolder.

Running XPACS

XPACS modules can simply run as console applications by starting XPacsStarter.

Making XPACS a Windows Service

Install XPACS as a Windows service by running (as administrator):

XPacsStarter install

Then start the service in Windows Services Manager or by running:

XPacsStarter start

It can stop in Windows Services Manager or by running:

XPacsStarter stop

It can uninstall by running:

XPacsStarter uninstall

See more options by using the help command.

Troubleshooting

XPACS cannot create a database on the startup

It may occur when running XPACS as a service and the local system account does not have the sysadmin role (mainly happening on the last versions of SQL Server). Then open SQL Server Management Studio, double click the Security -> Logins -> NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM object, select the Server Roles page, check the sysadmin role box, then click OK. Afterward, one should restart XPACS.

The issue may occur due to unknown reasons. It means that one should create the XPACS database manually: open SQL Server Management Studio, right-click the Databases object, select the New Database menu item, type XPacs_Ndt in the Database Name field, then click OK. Afterward, one should restart XPACS.

The latest version of SQL Server Management Studio can download here.