9 Uninstalling the Argus Mart Application

This section of the guide introduces you to the procedure to uninstall the Argus Mart application.

To uninstall the Argus Mart application, execute the following steps:

1. Double-click Setup.exe to open the Oracle Universal Installer, available at the following location:

   <ArgusMart_HOME>\Disk1\install

2. Click Deinstall Products on the Welcome screen of the Argus Mart Installer, as depicted in the following figure:

   Figure 9-1 Uninstalling Argus Mart

   
   

   This displays the Inventory screen, as depicted in the following figure:

   Figure 9-2 Inventory Screen

   
   

3. Expand Independent Products in the Contents tab. This displays Argus Mart in the list of Independent Products.

4. Select the checkbox adjacent to Oracle Argus Mart 7.0.3.0.0, as depicted in the following figure:

   Figure 9-3 Selecting Argus Mart for Uninstallation

   
   

5. Note the installation location displayed under the Product Information frame.

   Example - Location C:\ArgusMart703\oracle.hsgbu.am specifies installation path as C:\ArgusMart703

6. Click Remove.

   This displays the following confirmation message:

   Figure 9-4 Confirmation to Un-install Argus Mart

   
   

7. Click Yes. This displays a progress bar and subsequently removes Argus Mart from the list of Independent Products.

8. Click Close to exit from the Inventory window.

9. Click Cancel in the Oracle Universal Installer window to exit.

10. Delete the folder, where the Argus Mart was installed, from the local file system.

    Example: C:\AM

11. Navigate to start > All Programs > Oracle > Oracle Argus Mart.

12. Right-click Oracle Argus Mart. This displays a menu, as depicted in the following figure:

    Figure 9-5 Deleting Oracle Argus Mart through Start Menu

    
    

13. Click Delete.

14. Remove the TNS entry of the Argus Mart database from the given Oracle Home path (Figure 2-6) located at

    ..\network\admin\tnsnames.ora

15. Restart the system.

    
    

    Note: If you are re-installing Argus Mart on the same server, you must provide the same folder path that was specified during the previous installation process. For example, if you installed Argus Mart at the C:\AM location and uninstall it using the steps mentioned above, you must enter the same folder path (for example, C:\AM) that was entered in the previous installation process.