OAD Consulting, Inc.

Oxford Architectural Design & Consulting

(EA)2 User's Guide

Installing & Uninstalling (EA)2

This page discusses how to install and uninstall (EA)2. Your purchase includes the right to install (EA)2 on your business computer and your own personal computer for your use only. You may read the (EA)2 End User's License Agreement here.

Installation is a two step process during which you will first register your license and then activate it on your computer. Activation locks the license to your computer. To use it on another computer (other than the second installation you are permitted for your own purposes), you must first deactivate it from your computer. This is done during the uninstallation process.

Installing (EA)2

If you have previously installed the evaluation edition, you must first uninstall it. See the section below on uninstalling (EA)2. If you have not already done so, download the installation file, EA2Setup.msi, from:

http://www.OADConsulting.com/RegisteredUsers/Downloads.html

and save it to a convenient location on your hard drive. Double click on the saved file to start the installation process. Read the EULA and, if you agree to it, click on the 'I Agee' button and click 'Next' to continue. You may then change the location of the installation files or simply continue.

When you start Enterprise Architect after installing (EA)2, you will be asked to register your license. You do so by entering the serial number you received via email from OAD Consulting. The next step is to activate the license, which locks it to your computer, making it permanently available. You have 15 days to activate the license, after which the (EA)2 add-in will cease to work. To activate the license, click Activate manually by entering a code and then email the Serial Number and Machine Code to

support <at> oadconsulting <dot> com

(Sorry about the format of the email address but the spam web crawlers are everywhere).

There are two convenience buttons, Copy to Clipboard and Copy to Email which will copy the information for you. When we receive your Serial Number and Machine Code, we will email you the Activation Code. After receiving the Activation Code, repeat this process, but select the Machine ID, either Business Computer or Personal Computer and then enter the Activation Code.

Installing the Components for SQL Server

In order to use the SQL Components in an Enterprise Architect repository hosted in SQL Server, you will have to run the EA2_SQL_Installation_Script.sql script. The script has instructions at the beginning of the file. For more information go to the Creating New Models page.

Uninstalling (EA)2

If you wish to uninstall (EA)2 from your computer, you may open the EA2Setup.msi file that you used to install (EA)2. A dialog opens that lets you either repair or remove EA2. You may also use 'Add or Remove Programs' in the Windows Control Panel.

If You Are Asked to Try or to Register the Software While Uninstalling the Software

Under certain conditions, you may see the dialog asking you to either try (EA)2, if you are uninstalling the evaluation license, or to register (EA)2, if you are uninstalling the full license. The former happens when uninstalling the evaluation license after the 30 day period. The latter happens when you uninstall the full license before you have registered (EA)2. If you see a TRY button, simply click on it and the software will be uninstalled. If you don't see a TRY button, click on the Cancel button.

Uninstalling the Full License After Activating (EA)2 on Your Computer

Once you have activated (EA)2 on your computer, you must deactivate it in order to install it on another computer. Deactivation automatically occurs when you uninstall the software. However, you will see a dialog providing you with a Deactivation Code that you must email to our support email address along with the Machine Code of the computer on which you want to install (EA)2.