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Anonymous
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Installation and Remote Server

I have a Dell Precision 370, Windows XP SP2, Pentium 3.4 with 1GB Ram. I am
running Remote Desktop, and I am aware that the readme said that
Impressions might not run under these conditions. I am also running Civil
3D, Land Desktop 2005. Is there any workaround or fix for those using Remote
Desktop?

Bob Fickenscher
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Message 2 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Because Impression requires use of DirectX which is not supported by Remote Desktop, this solution won't work.

An alternative that we use internally is called VNC: http://www.realvnc.com/

Rod Recker
Software Development Manager
Autodesk Impression
Message 3 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Admitedly, I don't know the subleties of DirectX. There are a lot of
programs that use it. Is it that having Remote Desktop on the computer that
is the issue OR trying to use Impressions with Remote Desktop or VirtualPC.
On the computer using Remote Desktop, Impressions refused to install. It
apparently stopped while trying to install a DirectX runtime.


Bob Fickenscher

wrote in message news:5401626@discussion.autodesk.com...
Because Impression requires use of DirectX which is not supported by Remote
Desktop, this solution won't work.

An alternative that we use internally is called VNC: http://www.realvnc.com/

Rod Recker
Software Development Manager
Autodesk Impression
Message 4 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Hi Bob:

The basic issue is the when you are connected to a computer with Remote Desktop, you cannot run (on the remote computer) a program that requires DirectX. This is a limitation we get from Microsoft.

For Impression this means that you can't run it via Remote Desktop _and_ you can't install it via Remote Desktop. During the install, we run DirectX to check that your system meets our requirements. The test will fail because DirectX can't start and so the install will fail.

To successfully install and run Impression, you either need to be in front of the machine and not connected via Remote Desktop, or use the VNC product that I mentioned.

Let us know how it goes...
Message 5 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Rod,

Thanks for the quick reply. My situation is that I am attempting to install
Impressions on the client computer, (the one I am sitting at), and not using
Remote Desktop at the same time. What is happening is that the install
stops with an installer information screen and the aborts. This occurs at a
time when the installer is apparently trying to install the DirectX runtime
library. I ran the system test tool and it gave me an OK for Impressions. I
have attached (I think) the screenshot of the Windows installer window that
occurs.

I also installed it on my home computer where it has installed fine.

Thanks,

Bob Fickenscher

wrote in message news:5402804@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi Bob:

The basic issue is the when you are connected to a computer with Remote
Desktop, you cannot run (on the remote computer) a program that requires
DirectX. This is a limitation we get from Microsoft.

For Impression this means that you can't run it via Remote Desktop _and_ you
can't install it via Remote Desktop. During the install, we run DirectX to
check that your system meets our requirements. The test will fail because
DirectX can't start and so the install will fail.

To successfully install and run Impression, you either need to be in front
of the machine and not connected via Remote Desktop, or use the VNC product
that I mentioned.

Let us know how it goes...
Message 6 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I also tried a reinstall... but that did not work either.

this is what the installation log says;
2006/11/22:11:03:47 bfickensher WORKSTATION-15 === Installation started on
WORKSTATION-15 by bfickensher ===
2006/11/22:11:03:49 bfickensher WORKSTATION-15 Install MSI Runtime 3.1
Skipped Windows Installer upgrade is not required. System Version =
3.1.4000.2435
2006/11/22:11:03:49 bfickensher WORKSTATION-15 Install .NET Framework
Runtime 2.0 Skipped .NET Framework Runtime upgrade is not required. System
Version = 2.0.50727.0
2006/11/22:11:04:01 bfickensher WORKSTATION-15 Install DirectX 9.0 Runtime
Succeeded
Command = "support\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe" /silent

2006/11/22:11:04:15 bfickensher WORKSTATION-15 Install DirectX for Managed
Code Update (Summer 2004) Failed Installation aborted, Result=1639

2006/11/22:11:04:15 bfickensher WORKSTATION-15
=== Installation ended ===

Bob Fickenscher

Dell Precision 370,
Windows XP SP2,
Pentium 3.4
1GB Ram.



wrote in message news:5402804@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi Bob:

The basic issue is the when you are connected to a computer with Remote
Desktop, you cannot run (on the remote computer) a program that requires
DirectX. This is a limitation we get from Microsoft.

For Impression this means that you can't run it via Remote Desktop _and_ you
can't install it via Remote Desktop. During the install, we run DirectX to
check that your system meets our requirements. The test will fail because
DirectX can't start and so the install will fail.

To successfully install and run Impression, you either need to be in front
of the machine and not connected via Remote Desktop, or use the VNC product
that I mentioned.

Let us know how it goes...
Message 7 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Hi Bob:

Can you send me the installation log? That will help us diagnose the problem. My email is rod.recker @ autodesk.com.

Thank you!
Message 8 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I have the same issue when I tried to install Impression on my office machine. The hardware requirement is met as well. Please cc me if you find the answer. Thank you very much! ying-chun.hsu@som.com
Message 9 of 9
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Rod,

In addition to the log files that I sent to you on 11/22 I tried to fool the
problem by running the Impression install that is in the temp installation
folder. While Impression installed without issuing and error, when I tried
to start the program it proceeds about half way and then aborts with the
attached message. I am guessing that one of the Windows dll files must be
different than what is being used by Adesk.


wrote in message news:5404266@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi Bob:

Can you send me the installation log? That will help us diagnose the
problem. My email is rod.recker @ autodesk.com.

Thank you!

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