Specifications

If you select the Install Service Pack from autodesk.com button, the service pack
will be automatically downloaded and you will not need to extract the MSP
file.
You can add multiple service packs to a deployment only if the service packs
are locally stored, not if you are downloading them from autodesk.com.
NOTE If the deployment process for the main product is canceled or fails, the
service pack installation will automatically be canceled.
Two options are available for including service packs in deployments:
■ Append the Service Pack onto the Deployment. When you append
a service pack, the service pack is applied to the current deployment only.
Multiple service packs may be appended to a deployment. The service pack
file is included in the deployment and the service pack is applied after the
product is deployed.
■ Merge the Service Pack into the Administrative Image MSI File.
With this option, the service pack is merged into the administrative image.
Once merged, a service pack cannot be removed from the administrative
image.
To extract a Microsoft Installer Patch (MSP) file from a service pack
1 Download the service pack from the Support site for your product.
2 Review the service pack Readme file for information about patch usage.
3 Open a Windows command prompt and enter the patch file name
followed by the /e switch and a target file name. Here is the general
command format:
<local_drive:>\<patch_name>.exe /e
<local_drive:>\<patch_name>.msp
Here is an example:
ProductSP1.exe /e ./ProductSP1.msp
where ProductSP1.exe is the name of the downloaded patch and
ProductSP1.msp is the name of the extracted file. Using ‘./’ in front of the
extraction file name places the extracted file in the same folder as the
original executable. The “e” command line switch extracts the MSP file
from the executable.
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