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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Installation Process
- Stand-Alone Installation
- Network Administration and Deployment
- Installation Questions
- General Installation Questions
- What if I have lost my serial number or product key?
- Why do I need to activate a product after installation?
- Can I install Autodesk products from a website?
- How do I register and activate Autodesk Navisworks?
- How do I switch my license from stand-alone to network or network to stand-alone?
- Where can I find product license information after installation?
- How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
- When performing a Typical installation, what gets installed?
- How do I share the Autodesk Navisworks settings on a site and project basis?
- How do I change which exporter plugins are installed?
- Deployment and Networking Questions
- Where should deployments be located?
- When should I select all products for the administrative image, and can I add products later?
- Where can I check if service packs are available for my software?
- How do I choose between 32-bit and 64-bit deployments?
- Where do I find my server name?
- What is an administrative image (MSI) file?
- How do I extract an MSP file?
- How should I configure a network license server for a firewall
- Licensing Questions
- Uninstall and Maintenance Questions
- How can I see what is included in a default installation?
- Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or removing features?
- How do I install tools and utilities after installing my product?
- When should I reinstall the product instead of repairing it?
- Do I need the original media to reinstall my product?
- When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my system?
- General Installation Questions
- Glossary
- Index
Glossary
activate Part of the Autodesk software registration process, it allows you to run a product in
compliance with the product's end-user license agreement.
administrative image A collection of shared file resources created by the deployment process
and used to install the program to network computers.
deployment The process of installing Autodesk products to one or more computers on a
network.
hot fix Autodesk terminology for a minor application patch that contains a few code fixes.
installation image A deployment that consists of one or more MSI files and their associated
data files, any associated transforms, additional user-specified custom files, profile, and registry
settings.
language family A set of languages (core product, plus language packs) that are distributed
together, typically based on a geographic grouping. Languages are not distributed in this way
for all Autodesk products.
language pack A set of installed files, used by some Autodesk products, that enable the user
to work in the application in the language specified by the language pack.
License Transfer Utility A tool used to transfer a stand-alone license for an Autodesk product
from one computer to another, using Autodesk servers. Both the source and target computers
require Internet access.
multi-seat stand-alone installation A type of installation in which multiple stand-alone
seats of the product are installed using a single serial number.
network license installation A type of installation in which the product is installed on
multiple computers, but the distribution of licenses is handled by the Network License
Manager.
patch A software update to an application.
service pack Autodesk terminology for a major application patch that typically includes
many code fixes.
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