Apply This Service Pack Through Your Local Network Using a Patch List
Use this procedure if you want to use Communication Center to apply this service pack through your local network.
To apply this service pack through Communication Center using a local patch list
1. Insert the AutoCAD 2005 (or AutoCAD LT 2005) CD into your local computer.
2. From the Autodesk Product Support website, download the EXE file and the Readme.htm to a local server.
NOTE: Make sure that all users who need to apply the service pack have access to this server.
3. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information, and then click OK:
\\<local server name>\<patch name> /p <patch list location name>\<patch list name>
For example:
c:\ACAD2005sp1SWL.exe /p c:\patchlist.txt
The contents of the patch list file are similar to the following:
*****
ProductCode={5783F2D7-0301-0409-0002-0060B0CE6BBA}
ProductVersionCandidate=16.1.63.10
PatchTitle=AutoCAD (R) 2005 Service Pack 1
PatchGUID={C198EACE-D53D-4756-9453-6019BE0283EE}
PatchFileLocation=\\\\your_server_name\\your_share_name\\subfolders\\patch_name.exe or
ftp://your_server_name/your_share_na...patch_name.exe
PatchSize=177152
PatchDesc=This Service Pack Updates AutoCAD (R) 2005 Locked.
PatchDescLocation=\\\\your_server_name\\your_share_name\\subfolders\\readme_name.html or
ftp://your_server_name/your_share_na...adme_name.html
NOTE: If a patch list file already exists in this location, the new patch list information is added to the end of that file. The original file is not overwritten.
4. Open the patch list file. If there is more than one patch list, the lists are separated by asterisks (*****).
5. Change the fifth line in the patch list, PatchFileLocation, from:
PatchFileLocation=\\\\<your_server_name>\\<your_share_name>\\<subfolders>\\<patch_name>.exe or ftp://<your_server_name>/<your_share_name>/<your_path>/<patch_name>.exe
to one of the following:
* If you want to make the service pack available from a file server, enter:
PatchFileLocation=\\\\<your_server_name>\\<your_share_name>\\<subfolders>\\<patch_name>.exe
* If you want to make the service pack available from an FTP server, enter:
ftp://<your_server_name>/<your_share_name>/<your_path>/<patch_name>.exe
6. Change the last line in the patch list, PatchDescLocation, from:
PatchDescLocation=\\\\<your_server_name>\\<your_share_name>\\<subfolders>\\<readme_name>.html or ftp://<your_server_name>/<your_share_name>/<your_path>/<readme_name>.html
to one of the following:
* If you want to make the Readme available from a file server, enter:
PatchDescLocation=\\\\<your_server_name>\\<your_share_name>\\<subfolders> \\<readme_name>.html
* If you want to make the Readme available from an FTP server, enter:
ftp://<your_server_name>/<your_share_name>/<your_path>/<readme_name>.html
7. Save and close the patch list file.
8. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following:
<your_CD-ROM_drive>:\Bin\<acad or aclt>Feui\support\CADManagerControl
9. Double-click CMControl.exe.
10. In the CAD Manager utility, in the product list, select your product, and then click OK.
11. In the CAD Manager utility, Communication Center tab, do the following:
* In the Live Update Configuration list, select Enable Using Local Patch List.
* In the Local Patch List Location box, enter the same local patch list location that you entered in step 3.
* Click Apply to save these settings to your own system.
12. At the bottom of the CAD Manager utility, in the drop-down list, select Create .reg Registry File. Then click OK.
13. In the Save As dialog box, save the file to your system. Make note of this location.
The registry file is now ready to be made available to users. Distribute and execute the file to users by implementing the method of your choice.
NOTE: You must execute the service pack on each workstation that is running AutoCAD 2005 (or AutoCAD LT 2005).