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
restoring default settings after 23
tips 34
migration log files 23
migration packages 28
migration tools 18, 24
MNS files (source menu)
converting 18
migrating 18
MNU files (menu template)
converting 18
migrating 18
monitors 1
MSI files 102
MSP files 52, 98
multi-product bundles 15
multi-seat stand-alone installations 38,
84, 100
N
network adapters 38
network administration
about 37
group policies 75
license servers 40
network installations
Configure button 42
deployment 40–41, 43
group policies 75
imaging software deployments 85
issues 100
scripting 65
system requirements 37
types of 38
network license installations
imaging software deployments 85
selecting 38
network log files 44
network shares
creating 39
locations 94
networks
custom files located on 31–32
Norton Ghost 84
O
online Help 58, 93
online resources 57, 98
operating systems
restoring 86
system requirements 1, 37
P
Partner Product search 24
PAT files 18
PC3 files (plotter configuration)
migrating 19
permission requirements
stand-alone installation 5
PGP files (program parameters) 18
pointing devices
system requirements 1
preferences 51
previous releases
migrating custom settings from 7,
17
user profile default settings and 23
processors 1, 37
Product Activation wizard 11
product information 43
product keys 5, 11
product manuals 58, 93
Product Partner search 24
profiles (user)
contents 101
importing custom settings 32
migrating custom settings 17–18
restoring default settings 23
R
RAM
system requirements 1
redundant license server model
selecting 39
registering programs 11
reinstalling programs 14
removing
program features 13
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