D.R.A.W. Users Group

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Users Group - Fort Wayne, IN area

You can migrate your Bonus or Express Tools from  AutoCAD R14 or 2000 to AutoCAD 2002 and Mechanical Desktop. The easiest way to do this is to simply go back to the et2kq100.exe file that you used to install them if you downloaded that file using your VIP account. If you do not have that file you can follow these instructions from the Autodesk web site:

Issue
  The Express Tools Library is not included with AutoCADŽ 2000i or AutoCADŽ 2002.

 Solution
  When you upgrade from AutoCAD 2000 to AutoCAD 2000i or AutoCAD 2002, you can use one of
  the following methods to migrate the Express Tools Library.
  Method #1
  Install AutoCAD 2000i before you uninstall AutoCAD 2000 to ensure that Express Tools migrate
  into AutoCAD 2000i or AutoCAD 2002.
  Method #2
  Create a backup of the Express Tools Library before you install AutoCAD 2000i or AutoCAD 2002.
  Use this method if you need to completely uninstall AutoCAD 2000 before you install AutoCAD
  2000i or AutoCAD 2002.
  Use this procedure to back up the Express Tools library and then migrate the files to AutoCAD
  2000i or AutoCAD 2002.

     1.Before uninstalling AutoCAD 2000, make backup copies of the following Express
       Tools-related files:
            express\*.*
            support\acettest.fas
            help\acetmain.hlp
            help\acetmain.cnt
            help\acetfaq.hlp
     2.Install AutoCAD 2000i or AutoCAD 2002, and reboot your computer.
     3.Under the directory where you installed AutoCAD, create a subdirectory named Express. For
       example, if you installed AutoCAD on the C drive in the c:\program files\autocad 2000i
       directory, create the following directory: c:\program files\autocad 2000i\express.
     4.Copy all of the Express Tools files from the express\*.* file that you backed up in step 1
       into the new directory you created in step 3.
     5.Copy the acettest.fas file to the AutoCAD support files subdirectory. For example, if you
       installed AutoCAD on the C drive in the c:\program files\autocad 2000i directory, the support
       files directory would be c:\program files\autocad 2000i\support.
     6.Copy the acetmain.hlp, acetmain.cnt, and acetfaq.hlp files to the AutoCAD Help subdirectory.
     7.On the command line, type appload and press ENTER.
     8.Under Startup Suite, select Contents and choose Add.
     9.Select the acettest.fas file in the AutoCAD support directory. This will cause this file to load
       every time AutoCAD is started. You may have to restart AutoCAD at this point.
    10.Type expressmenu on the command line.

  Note: The directories may vary slightly depending on the version of AutoCAD and the folders
  specified during the install.
  The Express Tools menu will load automatically in AutoCAD 2000i or 2002 and the tool kit will be
  ready to use.

 

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