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Upgrading Argus from 4.x to 4.3.4

  1. Create a temporary directory somewhere on your file system (e.g. C:\ArgusBackup) and copy the following files from your current Argus install into the temporary directory:
    • Your Argus license (Usually located at C:\Program Files\Argus\Server\"Your site name".bin)
    • Argus Database (Usually located at C:\Program Files\Argus\Server\Database\Argus.gdb)
    • All MAPI registry files. (Usually located in the "C:\Program Files\Argus\Client" directory.)

  2. As the public LDAP feature is no longer available from version 4.3 onwards, ensure that any 'Public LDAP' Address Book entries have been added to the Argus User Directory.
    • Contact Argus Support to arrange to have the entries added.

  3. Add all required Argus Users Directory Entries from the Argus Users Directory to the local address book.

  4. Obtain the sites existing site key pair.

  5. Ensure all connections to Argus have been closed
    • Argus services, MAPI, ArgusWord, Argus Messenger, ArgusAgent, ArgusMail

  6. Uninstall Argus 4.X

  7. Install Argus 4.3.4

  8. Copy your Argus license into the 'Server' directory of the new install.

  9. Copy the file "Argus.gdb" into the 'Database' directory of the new install overwriting the new database.

  10. Copy all MAPI registry files into the 'Client directory of the new install.

  11. Run ArgusMessenger.

  12. After you log into the database, ArgusMessenger will ask you to upgrade your database. Click the 'yes' button.

  13. A message stating "The database was successfully updated" should be shown.

  14. Within ArgusMessenger, import the sites original site key pair.

  15. You have now finished the Argus Upgrade.