Inventor 2008 SP1 installation deployment issue

Issue

You installed Inventor from a deployment that included Service Pack 1 (SP1). However, once the installation was finished, you noticed that the service pack was not installed.

Solution

This problem occurs because of an integration issue with the service pack and the deployment image. If you try to install Service Pack 1 manually, you will receive an error message that indicates SP1 is already installed.

To correct this issue

1. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run.
2. In the Run dialog box, enter regedit.
3. In the Registry Editor, locate the following applicable registry key:
   
   XP and Vista 32-bit:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion12.0
   
   x64 and Vista 64:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Autodesk\Inventor\RegistryVersion12.0



4. Select the registry key, and then right-click. On the shortcut menu, click Modify.
5. In the Edit dialog box, change the ProductVersion key value to 12.0.0000.25400.

You can now apply Inventor2008_sp1.msp to your deployed installation.

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.

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.

See also

Inventor 2008 Service Pack 2 installation fails