Uninstalling WebCenter

Log on to the Web Server as a member of the local Administrators group.

Stop the IIS Admin service.

Backup all deployed sites within \Artios\WebCenter\WebServer\Tomcat\webapps in case they are needed in the future.

Use the Add/Remove Programs applet in Control Panel to remove WebCenter.

Manually delete all subdirectories under \Artios\WebCenter.

Log on to the Application Server as a member of the local Administrators group.

Back up \Artios\WebCenter\Filestore and all its subdirectories in case they are needed in the future.

Use the Add/Remove Programs applet in Control Panel to remove WebCenter.

Manually delete all subdirectories under \Artios\WebCenter if you are intending to never again use WebCenter.

If WebCenter is uninstalled with the intention of installing a newer version (and keeping an existing database), do NOT delete the files in \Artios\WebCenter as they contain information needed for the new version to run with the existing admin password.

If using Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008, or Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 Express Edition, back up the WebCenter4_0 database and then use Enterprise Manager to manually delete the WebCenter4_0 database.

If using Oracle, backup the database and either delete the instance, or, if it is shared, connect to the instance and issue the drop user webcenter cascade; command.

If the OBGE is installed, remove all the Esko products using the Add/Remove Programs applet in Control Panel. Select all products except the FLEXlm flexid drivers.

Remove ArtiosCAD by using the Add/Remove Programs applet in Control Panel. Once all the products are removed, WebCenter should be completely removed.

Reboot your machine. If you need to install another version, this is a required step.