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VOD-W Admin Guide 47
Chapter 7
Reinstalling the Software
Topics in this chapter
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Reinstalling the VOD-W Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reinstalling the Dongle Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Uninstalling the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Overview
The VBrick EtherneTV VOD-W server is shipped with Windows 2003 Server Web Edition
and the VOD-W software already installed. Installation instructions are provided here only
in the unlikely event that you need to reinstall the software. These instructions explain
how to install the VOD-W software on a system that already has Windows 2003 Server
Web Edition installed. Keep in mind that if you reinstall the software as explained here, you
will also need to restore the database and video content (see Database Restore
on page 25).
Installation Prerequisites
Before installing the VOD-W software from the EtherneTV VOD-W Server Software CD,
make sure that Windows 2003 Server Web Edition is already installed. This software is
included with the Dell recovery CDs that are shipped with the server (see Server Restore
on
page 25 for more information). Also make sure there are no previous versions of the
QuickVideo Content Server installed.
T To manually check for previous versions
1. Go to
Start > Settings >Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
2. The services
QuickVideo Content Server, QuickVideo OnDemand Server and QuickVideo
Stream Redirector
) should not be listed. If they are, refer to Uninstalling the Software on
page 54.
3. The services
IIS Admin Service and World Wide Web Publishing Service should be present
and started.
4. The service
ASP.NET State Service should be present and started.
Reinstalling the VOD-W Software
T To install the VOD-W software on a system with Windows 2003 Server Web Edition
already present:
1. Insert the EtherneTV VOD-W Server Product CD in the CD-ROM drive on the server.
2. Navigate to
MSDERedistribution.exe and double-click to launch the program.
3. In the
MSDE Redistribution window select Continue to accept the default.
4. Click
Yes to create a folder.
5. Wait until the process completes and reboot when done.