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Include Service Packs (optional)
 
 
 

During the deployment process, you can choose to include service packs that have been posted for your product.

When you include a service pack, you can also specify how it will be handled. You can choose from the following;

To extract an MSP file from a service pack

  1. Download the service pack from the Autodesk product support site.
  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, such as:

    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.

    NoteTo find out if a service pack is available, visit the Autodesk Product Support page at http://support.autodesk.com/.

To include a service pack with the deployment

To include a service pack with a deployment, an MSP file must be extracted from the downloaded service pack executable.

  1. On the Include Service Packs page, click the [...] button.
  2. In the Open dialog box, locate the service pack you want to include with the deployment.
  3. Select the MSP file and click Open.
  4. Specify whether you want to Append the service pack on to the deployment or merge the service pack into the administrative image.
  5. Click Next.