2011
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Stand-Alone Installation
- Migrating and Customizing
- Migrate Custom Settings and Files from Previous Releases
- Customize AutoCAD LT with Initial Setup
- Export and Import Custom Settings from the Same Release
- Migrating and Customizing Issues
- What are the benefits of identifying my industry?
- How is this information being used?
- What happens if I skip or cancel Initial Setup?
- What are the benefits of selecting task-based tools?
- What is a workspace?
- How do I make changes to a workspace at a later time?
- What is a drawing template file?
- How do I modify drawing templates at a later time?
- What are the benefits of customizing AutoCAD LT?
- Network Administration and Deployment
- Preparing a Deployment
- Setting Up and Creating a Deployment
- Prepare for a Network Deployment
- Configure Individual Products
- Your Deployment Choices
- Enter User and Product Information
- Creating Log Files
- What Is Silent Mode?
- Select a License Type (Optional)
- Select the Installation Type (Optional)
- Select Installation Folders for Support Content
- Specify User Preferences (Optional)
- Include Service Packs (Optional)
- Configure InfoCenter Communication Center (Optional)
- Allow Users to Access Online Resources (Optional)
- Create a Default Deployment
- Create a Custom Deployment
- Modify a Deployment (Optional)
- Point Users to the Administrative Image
- Distributing an Autodesk Program
- Troubleshooting
- General Installation Issues
- How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
- What is the text editor used for?
- What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a network license?
- What is the benefit of using a network licensed version of the software?
- What features get installed during a Typical or Custom installation?
- How do I access my product documentation?
- What is SAMreport-Lite?
- Deployment Issues
- Is there a checklist I can refer to when performing a deployment?
- Where should deployments be located?
- What are the default search paths and file location settings?
- How will changing the support file locations affect my search paths?
- Along with defining search paths and file location, can files be added?
- Where can I check if service packs are available for my software?
- How do I extract an MSP file?
- Can Online Resource settings be modified later?
- Where can I learn about InfoCenter?
- What are information channels?
- What are the benefits to enabling CAD Manager Channels?
- What are RSS feeds and how do they benefit my installation?
- Where can I learn about InfoCenter search locations?
- How do I set or customize search locations?
- Networking Issues
- When installing tools and utilities, which selections are applicable for a multi-seat stand-alone installation?
- When installing tools and utilities, which selections are applicable for a stand-alone installation?
- Where do I find my server name?
- When specifying user workstation settings, I am given the option to specify a profile. What are profiles?
- Can I create custom desktop shortcuts?
- What happens when you choose to append or merge service packs?
- What is an administrative image (MSI) file?
- What is the impact of selecting all products for the administrative image, and can I add products later?
- Uninstall and Maintenance Issues
- When adding or removing features, how can I tell what features get installed by default?
- Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or removing features?
- When should I reinstall the product instead of a repair?
- Do I need my original disc(s) to reinstall my product?
- After repairing my installation, is it possible to recover my settings?
- When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my system?
- General Installation Issues
- Glossary
- Index
importing
custom settings from migration
packages 28, 32
industries 24, 34
InfoCenter Communication Center 54
Initial Setup 24, 34
installation
adding or removing features 13
advertising deployments 75
Autodesk Design Review 16
Configure button 42
customizing 42
group policies 75
imaging software 84
Initial Setup 24
Installation wizard 7
multiple or bundled products 15
network deployment 40–41, 43
networking issues 100
preparing for 1
registration and activation 11
reinstalling 14, 103
repairing damaged installations 14,
86, 103
restoring operating systems 86
scripts 65
serial numbers 5
service packs 52
side-by-side 17
software deployments 40–41, 43,
93
stand-alone installation 1, 7
starting 12
switches and flags 73
system requirements 1
troubleshooting 89
types of 38, 48
typical 91
uninstalling 15, 103
verifying deployments 83
Installation wizard 7
interface
migrating custom settings for 18
Internet
program registration and
activation 11
Internet Explorer (Microsoft) 1
L
languages
selecting during installation 6
legacy menu files 18
license servers
configuring 40
specifying 46
system requirements 37
types of 39
licenses
license servers 39
license types 45, 90
limited user rights 13
LIN files (linetype library) 18
linetypes
migrating to new releases 17–18
Live Updates 55
log files
creating 44
migration log files 23
M
mailing registration information 12
maintenance issues 103
master images 84–86
master systems 86
memory (RAM)
system requirements 1
menus
migrating to new releases 18
Microsoft Installer files (MSI) 102
Microsoft Installer Patch files 52, 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 1
Microsoft Windows operating
systems 1, 37
migrating
custom settings from previous
releases 7, 17
issues 34
migration log files 23
migration packages 28
migration tools 18, 24
Index | 113