Wide Deployment of the Desktop Connector

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Exercise: Wide Deployment of the Desktop Connector

Objective

Task 1: Download and Run the Desktop Connector (DC) Self-Extracting Executable

  1. Navigate to the resource, Desktop Connector Admin Guide that is included in the course documents.
  2. Follow the instructions given on that page for downloading and running the self-extracting executable.
  3. Make sure to the DC is not running simultaneously with the self-extracting executable if already installed on the machine (for updating the DC using a deployment script, include a way to exit the program before installing).

  1. Follow the rest of the best practices on the page for how to successfully run a script for wide deployment.

Task 2: Update Notification Suppression

  1. Open Registry Editor (Windows Key, type "Regedit").
  2. Navigate to location: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Desktop Connector.

  1. Create a new Key: AdvancedSettings.

  1. Create a new DWORD in AdvancedSettings: SuppressUpdateCommandAndNotifications.
  2. Set the value of SuppressUpdateCommandAndNotifications = 1.
  3. Restart Desktop Connector application.

Task 3: Welcome to Autodesk Desktop Connector Vignette Suppression

  1. Open Registry Editor (Windows Key, type "Regedit").
  2. Navigate to location: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Desktop Connector.

  1. Create a new Key: AdvancedSettings.
  2. Create a new DWORD in AdvancedSettings: SuppressGettingStartedDialogOnFirstRun.
  3. Set the value of SuppressGettingStartedDialogOnFirstRun = 1.
  4. Restart Desktop Connector application.