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To reset AutoCAD settings to default
1 Do one of the following:
(Windows XP) Click Start menu Programs Autodesk
AutoCAD 2012 Reset Settings to Default
(Windows Vista and Windows 7) Click Start menu All Programs
Autodesk AutoCAD 2012 Reset Settings to Default
2 In the Reset Settings Backup message box, do one of the following:
Click Back Up and Reset Custom Settings to archive your current
custom settings and files before resetting AutoCAD.
In the Backup Custom Settings dialog box, specify a location and
name to save the ZIP file that contains the backup of your custom
settings and files. Click Save.
Click Reset Custom Settings to not create a backup of your current
custom settings and files before resetting AutoCAD.
3 In the Reset Settings Confirmation message box, click OK.
If you chose to back up your custom settings and files, the location and
file name you specified is displayed.
4 Customize the product environment as needed.
Export and Import Custom Settings from the Same
Release
You can export your custom settings between systems running the same release
of an AutoCAD product, or export the custom settings and later re-import
them on the same computer if you need to reinstall AutoCAD.
When exporting custom settings, a transfer package is created that contains
an XML file. This file contains custom settings, a listing of the custom files
from local locations used with AutoCAD, and optionally, custom files in
network locations.
The transfer package is a ZIP file archive, so it has the file extension ZIP. During
the import process, you select the ZIP file archive that contains the exported
custom settings you want to merge onto your computer.
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