Microsoft quietly shuts down Office Genuine Advantage program
Source Material: ZDNET
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Late last week, with absolutely no public announcement, Microsoft quietly retired one cog in its antipiracy machine.
An anonymous tipster informed me on Friday that Microsoft had shut down its Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) program as of Thursday, December 16. Previously, if you wanted to download an Office add-in or template, you had to pass through a validation step first, confirming that your copy of Office was “genuine.” ……
Secondary Installer AutoCAD 2009
Issue
To reset the default AutoCAD 2009 user settings, you want to initiate the secondary installer.
Solution
To reset the AutoCAD 2009 default user settings, you must first delete your application files and registry entries for the program. Follow these steps:
Note: Make sure that you back up any customized AutoCAD 2009 files before starting this procedure. CLICK HERE FOR STEPS
1. Log on to the workstation as the user.
2. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run.
3. In the Run dialog box, enter regedit.
4. In the Registry Editor, locate the following subkey and delete it:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\ R17.2\ACAD-7001:409
5. Exit the Registry Editor.
6. In XP using Windows Explorer, locate and delete the following application folders:
C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2009 (backup this directory first)
C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2009
7. In Vista / Windows 7
C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ AutoCAD 2009 (backup this directory first)
C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Autodesk\ AutoCAD 2009
The user should now be able to launch AutoCAD 2009. When the product is opened, the files and folders that were deleted will be recreated by the secondary installer.
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Warning! Problems caused by improperly editing the Windows registry could render your computer operating system unusable. Microsoft provides a wealth of critical information that you need to know about the registry in the Microsoft Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/support.
Use the Microsoft® Registry Editor only at your own risk and only after backing up the registry as well as the system.dat and user.dat files as outlined for your operating system in the Microsoft Knowledge Base and in the related solution, TS66513. Additional information about the registry is also contained in the Help topics in the Microsoft Registry Editor.
Factoid : Autodesk book meets criteria for collectors item?
Note from Duane: This is a non technical support post: I will pull this off the site if it didn’t get more interesting by the week.
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I was talking with a programmer this morning, and I recommended a book I had purchased a couple years back. The book was: VB.NET Programming for AutoCAD Customization – Level 1 (Spiral-bound).
I went to Amazon to see if was still in print. There were 2 copies that were being sold. What surprised me was the price. Both copies were USED, the conditions ranged from acceptable to good. The prices were $777 the other is $895. I just checked the site again yesterday and there is a third one that is used which is in “Very Good” condition going for $1100 dollars: AmazonLink
32 Bit Deployments on 64 Bit OS : Longbow Software
Source Material : Autodesk Technical Support
NOTE:
This post was originally titled for Map 3D 2011 32 bit deployment on a 64 bit win 7. They had need to migrate to 64 bit box.
Bentley products they were using worked on 64 bit OS but not 64 bit Map. The title was broadened in scope afterwards.
issue:
You have need to deploy 32 bit AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 on a 64 bit box. And you are unable to do this.
Autodesk Official Stance: unsupported combination:
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I confirmed this with both the MAP and Install team. Because there are both a 32 and 64bit version of MAP available, you will only be allowed to install the correct version on your corresponding OS.
There was a similar discussion here: Ultimately, the resolution needs to come from Bentley to work on a 64bit version of MAP. Aside from this, the user may need to keep a 32bit computer to use for this workflow.
I apologize for this inconvenience.
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NOTE: The possible solution is mentioned in the above link to a discussion board topic. The link to Longbow Software referenced in the discussion board is here.
NOTE: ATG has not tested this and cannot say it will work. This is unsupported combination. The software claims to work with the following products.
Autodesk Network License Manager on Mac and Linux
Souce Material: TechDoc
Issue
You want to know the current system requirements for running the Autodesk Network License Manager on Mac and Linux platforms.
| Platform | Hardware | Operating System |
| Mac 32-bit | Intel | OS X v10.4.9 and higher |
| Mac 64-bit | Intel | OS X v10.4.9 and higher |
| Linux 32-bit | Red Hat Enterprise 5 | |
| Linux 64-bit | Red Hat Enterprise 5 |
Note: These requirements apply to the network license manager that ships with the 2011 products. To find out the system requirements for older products, please refer to the Autodesk Network Licensing Guide that ships with those products.
2011: Windows system requirements for the Autodesk Network License Manager
Source material: TechSourceDoc
You want to know the current system requirements for the Autodesk Network License Manager on the Windows platform.
Solution
Harware/Software Requirement
Operating System
Windows® 7® 32-bit
Windows 7 64-bit
• Windows 7 Starter (32-bit)
• Windows 7 Home Basic (32-bit)
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• Windows 7 Professional
• Windows 7 Ultimate
• Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows Vista 32-bit SP2 or later
Windows Vista 64-bit SP2 or later
• Windows Vista Enterprise
• Windows Vista Business
• Windows Vista Ultimate
• Windows Vista Home Premium and Basic (32-bit)
• Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)
Windows XP 32-bit SP2 or later
Windows XP 64-bit SP2 or later
• Windows XP Home
• Windows XP Professional
Windows Server 32-bit SP1 or later
Windows Server 64-bit SP1 or later
• Windows 2008 Server R2
• Windows 2008 Server
• Windows 2003 Server R2
• Windows 2003 Server
Computer Processor :Intel® Pentium® III or higher 450 Mhz (minimum)
Network Interface Card: Compatible with existing Ethernet network infrastructure
Note: The Network License Manager supports multiple network interface cards, but at least one must be an Ethernet card.
Note: NIC teaming is not supported
Communication Protocal: TCP/IP
Note: The Network License Manager uses TCP packet types
Browsers: IE6, IE7, IE8
FLEXNET version: 11.7.0.0
Virtual Machine Support (Windows)
Hardware: Intel PC 64
Virtualizer: Windows 2008 or Windows 2003R2 servers running on VMware® ESX3.5 Update 3 (License Manager Only)
Virtual OS: Vista 64-bit, Vista 32-bit, Windows XP 32-bit, Windows 7 32-bit (Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise), Windows 7 64-bit,
Network License Cascading Behavior: Is cascading sequence within a suite allowed or not? YES it is
The following Network License Cascading Scenario is what is being floored with Autodesk Technical Support. We will post their results early next week.
!!! Autodesk has confirmed this is standard behavior, with the nuance being that this dependent on the order in which the products are launched. (see below)
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NOTE:
ATG Tech support has tested the following scenario out on a laptop (setup as a network) and was able to successfully launch all three products simultaneously on the laptop. With a single seat suite license configured on LMTOOLS. This was a singular test and no attempt to duplicate it on another computer was made.
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EXAMPLE:
Network License:
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2011 (1 seat) [this is the only license in the file]
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user 1 has software loaded
AutoCAD 2011
AutoCAD Architecture 2011
AutoCAD Revit Architecture 2011
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user 1 launches the following in order:
AutoCAD 2011 (pulls AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2011 1 seat)
AutoCAD Architecture 2011 (will or will not launch, being confirmed with Autodesk, cascading within suite license may not be possible)
AutoCAD Revit Architecture 2011 (will or will not launch, being confirmed with Autodesk, cascading within suite license may not be possible)
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excerpt from Autodesk Technical Support:
According to the notes that …. included in the Service Request, your question was also about whether the products within a Suite can use the same license simultaneously. The answer is that they cannot.
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NOTE: This response is being verified by Autodesk for accuracy.
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UPDATE: excerpt from Autodesk Technical Support:
It was very good to speak with you just now and discuss the expected behavior of the Suites license. The behavior you observed, of being able to open all the products in the Suites pulling on the one network license on the server is correct.
As we spoke about, I was able to confirm with Scott that depending on the order you launch the products (generally going from top to bottom in the Cascading order), the products will all launch. This could change if there are other licenses available as for example, an AutoCAD or some other product.
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2011 Cascading Behavior of Network Licenses
Source material: TechSource Doc
When a product is used it uses the least expensive license matching product and version.
There are other examples to be added later today.
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example:Network License Contains multiple products.
AutoCAD Architecture 2011 1 seat
AutoCAD MEP 2011 1 seat
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2011 1 seat
AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2011 1 seat
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user 1, and 2 Software Installed
AutoCAD Architecture 2011
AutoCAD MEP 2011
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user 1 launches products on computer
AutoCAD Architecture 2011 (used: AutoCAD Architecture 2011 1 seat)
AutoCAD MEP 2011 (used: AutoCAD MEP 2011 1 seat)
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user 2 THEN launches product on computer
AutoCAD Architecture 2011 (used: AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2011 1 seat)
AutoCAD MEP 2011 (used: AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2011 1 seat)
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NOTES:
In the above example it doesn’t matter the Serial Number of the AutoCAD Architecture 2011 (it will need to be an registered networked version)
the logic here, is that the license manager controls the seats concurrently in use, irregardless of how the product was installed, or if the product disk was packaged in a suite or not.The following is the official cascading behaviour from autodesk.
Incomplete Listing:
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AutoCAD 2011 Cascading Sequence:
AutoCAD 2011
AutoCAD Mechanical 2011
AutoCAD Visualization Suite 2011
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2011
AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2011
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Visualization Suite 2011
Autodesk Design Suite Standard 2011
Autodesk Design Suite Advanced 2011
Autodesk Design Suite Premium 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Architecture and Engineering 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Civil and Structural Engineering 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Industrial Design 2011
AutoCAD Architecture 2011 Cascading Sequence:
AutoCAD Architecture 2011
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2011
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Visualization Suite 2011
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Premium 2011
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Advanced 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Architecture and Engineering 2011
Autodesk Design Academy 2011
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Cascading Sequence:
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Civil and Structural Engineering 2011
Autodesk Design Academy 2011
AutoCAD Electrical 2011 Cascading Sequence:
AutoCAD Electrical 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Mechanical Engineering 2011
AutoCAD MEP 2011 Cascading Sequence:
AutoCAD MEP 2011
AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Architecture and Engineering 2011
Autodesk Design Academy 2011
AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011 Cascading Sequence:
AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011
AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2011
Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk 3ds Max 2011
Autodesk 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite 2011
Autodesk Animation Academy 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Entertainment Creation 2011
Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011
AutoCAD Visualization Suite 2011
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Visualization Suite 2011
Autodesk Design Suite Premium 2011
Autodesk Design Suite Advanced 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Architecture and Engineering 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Civil and Structural Engineering 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Mechanical Engineering 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Industrial Design 2011
Autodesk Design Academy 2011
Autodesk Alias Design 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Alias Design 2011
Autodesk Design Suite Advanced 2011
Autodesk Alias Sketch 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Alias Sketch 2011
Autodesk Design Suite Standard 2011
Autodesk Design Suite Premium 2011
Autodesk Design Suite Advanced 2011
Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Architecture and Engineering 2011
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Premium 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Premium 2011
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Advanced 2011
Autodesk Maya 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Maya 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Entertainment Creation 2011
Autodesk Animation Academy 2011
Autodesk Maya Entertainment Creation Suite 2011
Autodesk MotionBuilder 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk MotionBuilder 2011
Autodesk 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite 2011
Autodesk Maya Entertainment Creation Suite 2011
Autodesk Softimage Entertainment Creation Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Entertainment Creation 2011
Autodesk Animation Academy 2011
Autodesk Navisworks Factory Advanced 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Navisworks Factory Advanced 2011
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Advanced 2011
Autodesk Navisworks Factory Premium 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Navisworks Factory Premium 2011
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Premium 2011
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Advanced 2011
Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2011
Autodesk Plant Design Suite Advanced 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Architecture and Engineering 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Civil and Structural Engineering 2011
Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011
Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2011
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Visualization Suite 2011
Autodesk Plant Design Suite Premium 2011
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2011
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Visualization Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Architecture and Engineering 2011
Autodesk Design Academy 2011
Autodesk Revit MEP-B 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Revit MEP-B 2011
AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Architecture and Engineering 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Civil and Structural Engineering 2011
Autodesk Design Academy 2011
Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Revit Structure 2011
AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Architecture and Engineering 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Civil and Structural Engineering 2011
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 Cascading Sequence:
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011
Autodesk Education Suite for Civil and Structural Engineering 2011
LMTOOLS report the MAC address as ffffffff on Teamed Network Adapters
Source Material: Discussion Board, Wikepedia
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11.7 will report the MAC address as ffffffff for teamed adapters. Teamed network adapters are not supported by FLEXlm. 11.4 and 11.5 report the correct teamed MAC address even though they do not support teamed adapters. I am uncertain on how 11.6 and 11.8 report a teamed address. Did you install the 11.8 lmgrd.exe? What was the result?
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Ethernet Teaming is not officially supported with licensing and cannot be guaranteed to work in all cases. Basically, the customer wants to set up more bandwidth by combining 2 network cards into 1 card.
Recommendation:
You should un-team these adapters, enable a disabled adapter, or install an additional adapter and acquire a new license file for that MAC address.
Tech Solutions 