As you prepare to install this Service Pack, keep the following in mind:
Back Up Custom Files
It is recommended that you back up all custom CUIX, MNR, and MNL files before you apply this Service Pack.
Administrative Privileges
During installation, you will be
prompted for the original installation media or a network image. In order to apply this Service Pack, you must have
administrative privileges to install and uninstall products.
Network Deployment
Administrators can deploy this Service Pack
over a network using the Deployment Wizard.
About Your Product
After you install the Service Pack, updated product information displays in the About dialog box.
Reboot
After you install, it is recommended to reboot your system even if not prompted.
The following distribution method applies only to administrative images created with the Deployment Wizard. After you complete these procedures, subsequent deployments of your product will include this Service Pack.
In all cases, append this Service Pack to the deployment. The only time it is appropriate to merge the Service Pack is if you intend to distribute the deployment through a group policy object.
The patch (Service Pack) file that you download contains an MSP (Microsoft Patch) file, which you extract from the executable file using the /e (extract) switch. For an example of the syntax, see step 2, below.
From the Autodesk Product Support website, download the Service Pack EXE file to your local computer.
On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information and click OK.
<
local_drive:
>\<
patch_name
> /e <
local_drive:
>\<
patch_name
>.msp
Insert the Autodesk media and launch
setup.exe
.
Select Create Deployments. Click Next.
On the Begin Deployment page, in the Specify the Deployment Location box, enter the shared network location where you would like to create an administrative image, or click Browse to find a location. Users install the product from this location.
In the Specify a Deployment Name box, enter the name for your deployment.
Continue through the Deployment wizard, open and configure the deployment in the product configuration page, click Add to find the Service Pack extracted in Step 2. Notice that the Service Pack has been added in the Include Service Pack(s) from local drive or local network box. Close and return to the product list.
Follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the Service Pack deployment.