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Contents
Part 1. Welcome to Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2009 ............................................................... 1
Chapter 1. Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2009 Readme ....................................................... 2
Installing Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2009 ...............................................................2
Customer Involvement Program ....................................................................................2
ProductNotes .............................................................................................................3
AutodeskFreedom ......................................................................................................3
Resources...................................................................................................................3
Known Problems in Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2009 ............................................... 4
Credits ........................................................................................................................4
Chapter 2. New Features .....................................................................................................5
Part 2. Installation ........................................................................................................................7
Chapter 3. Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation .................................................................. 8
How to Prepare for Installation ...................................................................................... 8
How to Review System Requirements ................................................................... 8
How to Understand Administrative Permission Requirements ................................. 8
How to Install Multiple or Bundled Products ........................................................... 8
How to Locate Your Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2009 Serial Number ................ 8
How to Avoid Data Loss During Installation ........................................................... 9
How to Install and Run Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2009 .......................................... 9
How to Install Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2009 ................................................9
How to Register and Activate NavisWorks ............................................................. 9
How to Launch NavisWorks ..................................................................................10
How to Launch NavisWorks in Another Language .................................................. 10
Chapter 4. Move to NavisWorks from a Previous Release ...................................................... 11
Chapter 5. Install NavisWorks for an Individual User .............................................................. 12
The NavisWorks Installation Wizard ..............................................................................12
SystemRequirements ..................................................................................................12
InstallNavisWorks .......................................................................................................13
Register and Activate NavisWorks ................................................................................16
Add or Remove Features .............................................................................................17
Reinstall or Repair Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2009 ................................................ 17
Uninstall Autodesk NavisWorks Manage 2009 ...............................................................18
Chapter 6. Install NavisWorks for Multiple Users .................................................................... 20
Quick Start to Network Installation ................................................................................20
How to Prepare for Deployment ............................................................................ 20
How to Set Up a License Server ........................................................................... 21
How to Set Up and Distribute the Program ............................................................ 25
System Requirements for a Deployment .......................................................................28
Creating Network Deployments ....................................................................................30
Preliminary Tasks for a Network Deployment ......................................................... 30
Use the Installation Wizard to Set Up a Deployment ............................................... 32
Point Users to the Administrative Image ................................................................ 39
Uninstall the Program ...........................................................................................40
Chapter 7. Installation Troubleshooting .................................................................................41
What are the minimum system requirements? ............................................................... 41
How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated? ...................... 41
What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a network license? ................. 42
What is the benefit to using a network licensed version of the software? .......................... 42
When performing a Typical installation, what gets installed? ........................................... 42
Where are my product manuals? ..................................................................................43
DeploymentIssues ......................................................................................................43
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