Frequently Asked Question
How to enforce a full re-installation of N4V
Last Updated 8 months ago
Symptom
A previous full installation has failed or was incomplete and when you launch again the setup to install N4V you cannot choose to install completely from scratch but only update is done.
Reason and Prerequisite
Environment:
- SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform all version
- Need4Viz : 2025.1+
Steps To Reproduce:
Start the setup.exe
Solution
To be able to force the setup to launch an installation, we'll “uninstall” N4V, just do these steps:
1. press the Windows key and search for regedit or press Win + R and type regedit.exe, then launch it
2. search for Need4Viz in the left-hand tree at this location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Need4Viz
3. Right-click on the Nee4Viz node, then click on Delete.
4. Relaunch the installation setup