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
uninstalling programs 15, 103
repairing
damaged installations 14, 86, 103
restoring
damaged installations 86, 103
operating systems 86
RSS feeds 55, 100
running scripts 74
S
SAMreport-Lite 93
SATA RAID environments 84
ScriptPro migration tool 24
scripts
creating 65
deploying program with 65
flags and 73
running 74
sample scripts 66
switches and 73
system requirements 65
search paths 94
Search settings 58
searching
customized for industries 24
Partner Product search 24
Search locations 100
serial numbers
stand-alone installation 5
servers 101
service packs 1, 52, 98, 102
shortcuts
administrative images 64
creating 12
customizing 101
side-by-side installation 17
silent mode 45, 66
single license server model 39
software deployments 93
software installation requirements 1, 37
stand-alone installations
CAD Manager tool 101
imaging software and 84
process 7
program registration and
activation 11
Quick Start 1
scripting 65
selecting 38
Subscription Center 57
support content folders 50, 97
system requirements
network deployments 37
scripts 65
stand-alone installations 1
T
task-based tools 25, 35
templates
customized for industries 24
default 26
modifying 36
text editors 90
tool palettes 17
tools
migration tools 17, 24
task-based tools 25
trial mode 11
troubleshooting installation 89
U
uninstalling programs 15, 103
upgrade installations 17
upgrading
installing newer releases 7
user information 43
user interface
migrating custom settings for 18
user preferences 51
V
VBS files (installation script) 65
verifying group policy deployments 83
video cards 1, 89
video monitors 1
virus software 6
Index | 115