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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
11 On the Install Additional Files page, specify the installation location and
the filesnames of any additional files you want to include in the
deployment. Click Next.
12 On the Specify User Preferences page, specify whether to display the
Welcome Screen, whether to require Internet Explorer, the default publish
format, the default profile name, and whether to create a desktop shortcut.
Click Next.
13 On the Include Service Packs page specify whether to include any available
service packs. The installer automatically checks autodesk.com for available
updates.
14 On the Configure InfoCenter Communications Center page, specify
whether to allow users access to the latest information and product
discussions through live updates from Autodesk, Information and CAD
Manager channels, and RSS feeds. Click Next.
15 On the Configure Access to Online Resources page, you can set up access
to online tools such as DesignCenter, Subscription Center, and Online
Help. You can also specify Customer Error Reporting settings, and allow
users to customize InfoCenter searches. Click Next.
16 On the Configuration Complete page, select a product tab to configure
another product, or click Configuration Complete to review your settings.
17 On the Create Deployment page, click Create Deployment. To retain a
copy of your deployment settings, click Copy to Clipboard.
18 On the Deployment Complete page, click Finish.
Modify a Deployment (Optional)
After a deployment is created, it may be necessary to modify the deployment
for some client workstations. You can apply a patch or include various custom
files that are not part of the base administrative image. You can also perform
modifications such as changing the installation directory from drive C to drive
D.
To modify a deployment
1 Open the shared network folder where you originally chose to place your
product deployment.
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