Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Stand-Alone Installation
- Migrating and Customizing
- Migrate Custom Settings and Files from Previous Releases
- Customize AutoCAD 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?
- 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
- Define Search Paths and File Locations (Optional)
- Install Additional Files (Optional)
- 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
Microsoft Windows operating
systems 1, 39
migrating
custom settings from previous
releases 7, 19
issues 34
migration log files 24
migration packages 30
migration tools 20, 25
restoring default settings after 25
tips 34
migration log files 24
migration packages 30
migration tools 20, 25
MNS files (source menu)
converting 20
migrating 20
MNU files (menu template)
converting 20
migrating 20
monitors 1
MSI files 109
MSP files 59, 105
multi-product bundles 15
multi-seat stand-alone installations 40,
93, 107
N
network adapters 40
network administration
about 39
group policies 80
license servers 42
network installations
Configure button 44
deployment 42–43, 46
group policies 80
imaging software deployments 94
issues 107
scripting 73
system requirements 39
types of 40
network license installations
imaging software deployments 94
selecting 40
network log files 47
network shares
creating 41
locations 101
networks
custom files located on 32–33
Norton Ghost 93
O
online Help 64, 100
online resources 63, 106
operating systems
restoring 95
system requirements 1, 39
P
Partner Product search 26
PAT files 20
PC3 files (plotter configuration)
migrating 20
PGP files (program parameters) 20
pointing devices
system requirements 1
preferences 58
previous releases
migrating custom settings from 7,
19
user profile default settings and 25
processors 1, 39
Product Activation wizard 11
product information 46
product keys 5, 11
product manuals 64, 100
Product Partner search 26
profiles (user)
contents 108
importing custom settings 34
migrating custom settings 19–20
restoring default settings 25
120 | Index