installing content on server

I created my deployment to place all the content on the server. During the NIW it prompted me if I wanted to overwrite existing folders and files. I said yes. Now my thought is, will it overwrite it every single time I run the deployment on a client machine? There are a few folders I remove and some I will modify.

My initial upgrade will be about 100 stations. If someone is hired later this year after the master upgrade, and I setup a station, I don't want to lose any of my modifications by the deployment overwriting with the out of the box settings again.

I want it to create the content once, then just have the paths set to it on the future client setups. I don't want to have any content on the local workstations. I thought about running the install once to get everything created, then modifying the deployment but I can't find a way that says something along the lines of "do not install any more content, it's already installed-just path to it"

What has everyone else done in this situation?

Brian

 

What product and what version?

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NIW it prompted me if I wanted to overwrite existing folders and files. I
said yes. Now my thought is, will it overwrite it every single time I run
the deployment on a client machine? There are a few folders I remove and
some I will modify.

this year after the master upgrade, and I setup a station, I don't want to
lose any of my modifications by the deployment overwriting with the out of
the box settings again.

on the future client setups. I don't want to have any content on the local
workstations. I thought about running the install once to get everything
created, then modifying the deployment but I can't find a way that says
something along the lines of "do not install any more content, it's already
installed-just path to it"

 

I have ADT2005 right now and when ABS2005 is released I will have that as well, so two total.

 

If you reffer to using remote content and specifying server as a location
it's only when you create the deployment that it writes to this folder(s).
When the deployment is installed at the client it doesn't touch this, only
sets the path to these locations.

--
Best Regards, Jimmy Bergmark
CAD and Database Developer Manager at www.pharmadule-emtunga.com
Take a look at
JTB FlexReport (FLEXlm report tool) - www.jtbworld.com/jtbflexreport
SmartPurger (Purges automatically) - www.jtbworld.com/?/smartpurger.htm
or download some freeware at www.jtbworld.com
More on AutoCAD 2005;
www.jtbworld.com/autocad2005.htm

well, so two total.

 

Thank you, that's exactly what I'm referring to. I appreciate your help.
Brian