AutoCAD 2008 Stand-Alone Installation Guide

• Quick Start to Stand-Alone Installation
  • How to Prepare for Installation
    • How to Review System Requirements
    • How to Understand Administrative Permission Requirements
    • How to Install Multiple or Bundled Products
    • How to Locate Your AutoCAD 2008 Serial Number
    • How to Avoid Data Loss During Installation
    • How to Migrate Custom Settings from Previous Versions
  • How to Install and Run AutoCAD
    • How to Install AutoCAD
    • How to Register and Activate AutoCAD
    • How to Launch AutoCAD 2008
  • How to Install and Start the CAD Manager Control Utility
• Move to AutoCAD 2008 from a Previous or Same Release
  • Migrate Custom Settings and Files from Previous Releases
    • Migrate Custom Settings
      • View the Migration Log File
      • Restore AutoCAD 2008 Profiles After Migrating Files from an Earlier Release
    • Use Migration Tools
  • Export and Import Custom Settings from the Same Release
    • Export Custom Settings
    • Import Custom Settings
  • Locate Customized Files
    • Locate Data Link Files
    • Locate Plot Style Files
    • Locate Plotter Files
    • Locate the PMP File
    • Locate Support Files
    • Locate Drawing Template Files
    • Locate Texture Files
• Install Autodesk Products for an Individual User
  • The AutoCAD 2008 Installation Wizard
  • System Requirements
  • Install AutoCAD
  • Register and Activate AutoCAD
  • Add or Remove Features
  • Reinstall or Repair AutoCAD
  • Uninstall AutoCAD
• Installation Troubleshooting
  • General Installation Issues
    • How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
    • What is the text editor used for?
    • Can I change the default text editor later?
    • When performing a Typical installation, what gets installed?
    • Why should I install the Materials Library?
    • Where are my product manuals?
  • Deployment Issues
    • Is there a checklist I can refer to when performing a deployment?
    • Where should deployments be located?
    • What are the default search paths and file location settings?
    • Along with defining search paths and file location, can files be added?
    • Where can I check if service packs are available for my software?
    • How do I extract an MSP file?
    • Can Online Resource settings be modified later?
    • Where can I learn about InfoCenter?
    • What are Information Channels?
    • What are the benefits to enabling CAD Manager Channels?
    • What are RSS feeds and how do they benefit my installation?
    • Where can I learn about InfoCenter search locations?
    • How do I set or customize search locations?
  • Licensing Issues
    • What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a network license?
    • What is the benefit to using a network licensed version of the software?
    • What is Internet Explorer used for?
  • Networking Issues
    • When installing tools and utilities, which selections are applicable for a multi-seat stand-alone installation?
    • When installing tools and utilities, which selections are suitable for a stand-alone installation?
    • Where do I find my server name?
    • If I choose to create a log file, what kind of information does the log file contain?
    • When specifying user workstation settings, I’m given the option to specify a profile. What are profiles?
    • Can I create custom desktop shortcuts?
    • What happens when you choose to append or merge service packs?
    • What is an administrative image (MSI) file?
  • Uninstall and Maintenance Issues
    • When adding or removing features, how can I tell what features get installed by default?
    • Is it possible to change the installation folder when adding or removing features?
    • When should I reinstall the product instead of a repair?
    • Do I need my original disk to reinstall my software?
    • After repairing my installation, is it possible to recover my settings?
    • When I uninstall my software, what files are left on my system?