Running Installer Multiple Times

Aras Innovator is designed to be installed, either as a whole or in components, to the same server multiple times. This means that every time the installer is run, it is treated as a new installation. Make sure you do not delete the installer from your hard drive when you are done with an installation. You must reuse the same installer to run the installation the next time.

If you see this screen the installation is not being treated as a new installation. This usually indicates that you are trying to install the same version of Aras Innovator that was previously installed. You should use the copy of the installer that was run to install the existing version of Aras Innovator. If this copy of InnovatorSetup.msi is not available, use the following steps to enable the installer to run as new:

1. Download the installer to your hard drive.
2. Locate the ChangeGUID.exe file. You can find this file in the Tools folder under the root directory of the existing Aras Innovator installation instance. You can also find it in the Utilities folder of the Aras Innovator CD Image.
3. Open a command prompt.
Note
ChangeGUID fails to run unless the command prompt is run as an administrator.
4. Change the directory to where the ChangeGUID.exe file is located
1. Use ‘C:\’ as my example.
5. Execute the file while specifying the full path to the installer
1. ChangeGUID <path>\InnovatorSetup.msi
2. Where <path> is the directory path to where the InnovatorSetup.msi is located.