Repairing WhatsUp Gold

Note: To launch the WhatsUp Gold installation program, you must run WhatsUp Setup. For more information see Running WhatsUp Setup.

To repair WhatsUp Gold:

  1. On the WhatsUp Setup Install Options dialog, select the WhatsUp Gold version you want to which you want to repair. Continue with WhatsUp Setup using instructions provided in Running WhatsUp Setup. The Welcome dialog of the WhatsUp installation program will appear.
  2. Select Repair to reinstall all program features installed by the previous setup.

    Tip: Select Remove to uninstall WhatsUp Gold.

    Click Next. The Back Up Existing Database dialog appears.

  3. Since the installation program makes changes to the WhatsUp Gold database, we strongly recommend that you select Yes, back up the existing database.

    Click Next. The Back Up Web and Report Files dialog appears.

  4. If you have modified any of the Web or Report files, select Back up the existing Web and report files. If this option is selected, the existing Web and report files are copied to a backup folder before the upgrade begins. We recommend that you select this option.

    Click Next. The Setup Type dialog appears.

  5. Select Repair IIS configuration to repair the current IIS configuration.

    Tip: Select Don't change current IIS configuration, if you do not want to change the current IIS configuration.

    Click Next. The Ready to Install the Program dialog appears.

  6. When the installation program completes, the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog appears.
    Click Finish. The setup program closes. The WhatsUp Setup will appear, and the WhatsUp Gold Web interface will appear.

See Also

Installing and Configuring Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold v15 using WhatsUp Setup

System Requirements

Installing WhatsUp Gold using WhatsUp Setup

Activating WhatsUp Gold for new or upgraded licenses

Upgrading WhatsUp Gold

Uninstalling WhatsUp Gold

About device count limits

About the Task Tray and Desktop Actions applications

Installing IIS on Windows Server 2003

Using Windows Authentication for remote database access

Finding more information

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