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 AutoCAD 2000 Service Pack 2 (unlocked) Readme.txt
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IMPORTANT Note: This Service Pack should only be installed on unlocked versions of the
products listed below.  

AutoCAD 2000 Service Pack 2 updates the English versions of AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD Architectural 
Desktop(R) 2, AutoCAD Land Development Desktop(R) 2 and AutoCAD Map(R) 2000. This service pack addresses 
several customer-reported drawing corruption issues. These issues can be caused by improper 
usage of the Visual LISP API using LDATA or certain types of reactors. This Service Pack also 
fixes a defect related to area calculations of lightweight polylines.


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Who Should Install the Service Pack
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This service pack should only be installed if you are experiencing problems with one of the 
products listed above. This Service Pack does not contain any other released patches or updates.
This service pack doesn’t update AutoCAD(R) Mechanical 2000, Mechanical Desktop(R) 4, or AutoCAD LT(R) 2000. 

You should also review the Summary of AutoCAD 2000 Service Pack 2 Fixes section of this document
to see if any problems that you are having with your AutoCAD product are resolved by this service
pack.

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Important File Backup Information
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Because there is no uninstall routine for the AutoCAD 2000 Service Pack 2, it is strongly recommended
that you back up all files that the service pack installs so that you can restore AutoCAD to its
previous state if you have problems with the service pack. In some cases an uninstall and reinstall of 
AutoCAD may be required. You should backup the following files:

FILE			INSTALLED LOCATION

acad.exe		C:\Program Files\Acad2000*
vl.arx  		C:\Program Files\Acad2000
acdb15.dll		C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared


*Note: C:\Program Files\Acad2000 is the default installation directory used by AutoCAD.  If you
installed to a different location, substitute the path information that is applicable for your
installation.


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Installation Instructions 
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You must first install the 1st AutoCAD 2000 Service Pack available from 
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad2000-updates. To verify you have installed the AutoCAD 2000 
Service Pack enter the "_vernum" command without the quotes and it should return the value of 
T.1.08.

To install the AutoCAD(R) 2000 Service Pack 2 from the Internet

1. Close all sessions of AutoCAD 2000.
2. Download the appropriate Locked or Unlocked patch exe file to a temporary directory.
3. Double click on the patch exe file to extract the patch files.
4. After extracting the patch files navigate to acad2000sp2ul.exe then double click it.
5. When the Welcome page is displayed, choose Next.
6. When the AutoCAD Location page is displayed, choose Next.
   If the installation application is unable to locate your AutoCAD installation, the 
   AutoCAD Not Found dialog box is displayed. Choose Find AutoCAD Myself to 
   navigate to your installation of AutoCAD, then choose OK..
   When the Setup Confirmation page is displayed, choose Next.
7. Choose Finish.

After installation is complete, a log file is displayed that summarizes what files were 
updated on your system.  Additionally, entering _vernum at the AutoCAD command line
will return version "T.1.09".

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Summary of AutoCAD 2000 Service Pack 2 Fixes
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The following sections detail the major issues that are fixed by the AutoCAD 2000 Service Pack 2. 
Other minor defects fixed by this service pack are not listed.


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Polyline Issues
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- Area calculations performed on identical lightweight polylines now report the same area.

- Can now convert polylines using the command CONVERTPOLY on polylines containing curve-fit, 
  splined segments, or ones that store extended entity data on their vertices.


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Miscellaneous Issues
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- Default menu with custom entries leaks system resources.


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Corruption Issues with Visual LISP developed applications
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- Persistent Reactors corrupt named object dictionary after R14 round trip.

- LDATA in DXF file causes Fatal Error:  UNHANDLED ACCESS VIOLATION


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The AutoCAD Team wants to thank the customers 

who identified and reported these issues to us. These reports give 

us the opportunity to improve the product and provide you with the 

best solution for your design needs.