AutoCAD^® MEP 2008 Service Pack 1

This Readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of this service pack. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before you apply the service pack to your product. For your reference, you should save this Readme to your hard drive or print a copy.

Contents

• Who Should Install the Service Pack?
• Supported Operating Systems
• Information for Windows Vista Users
• Primary Issues Resolved by the Service Pack
• Problems Reported with the Customer Error Reporting Utility
• AutoCAD MEP Updates
• AutoCAD Architecture Updates
• AutoCAD Updates
• General Installation Information
• Before You Begin
• About Windows Command Line Switches
• Installation Instructions
• Standalone Installation
• Local Network Installation
• Network Administrative Image
• Files Patched by This Service Pack

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Who Should Install the Service Pack?

Service Pack 1 is for the following Autodesk products running on all supported operating systems and languages. Be sure to install the correct service pack for your software.

32-bit Product	Service Pack
AutoCAD MEP 2008	AutoCad_MEP_2008sp1.exe
AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2008	ARS_AutoCad_MEP_2008sp1.exe

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Supported Operating Systems

This service pack can be used with the following operating systems:

• Microsoft^® Windows^® 2000 (SP4)
• Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional Editions (SP2)
• Microsoft Windows Vista^™ Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic

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Information for Windows Vista Users

• Although Microsoft Windows Vista allows you to install service packs to applications that are in use, this is not recommended for AutoCAD and AutoCAD-based applications. Close AutoCAD MEP before installing this service pack.

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Primary Issues Resolved by the Service Pack

Problems Reported with the Customer Error Reporting Utility

As a result of detailed information from customers who used the Customer Error Reporting Utility, a number of problems were identified and fixed in the following areas:

AutoCAD MEP 2008

• Content Builder
• Display System
• Grip editing
• Hidden Lines

· Multi-view Parts

· Schematic Lines

AutoCAD Architecture 2008

• AEC Details
• AModeler
• DesignCenter
• Drawing Management
• Export to AutoCAD
• IFC
• Keynoting
• Spaces
• External References (Xrefs)

AutoCAD 2008

• .NET API
• 2D Display
• 3D Display
• 3D Navigation
• Annotation Scaling
• Attributes
• Blocks
• Copy and Paste
• Customer Involvement Program
• Dashboard
• DesignCenter
• Dimensions
• DWF Creation
• eTransmit
• External References (Xrefs)
• File Navigation
• Hatches
• Hide
• Images
• Infocenter
• Layers
• Layouts
• Lights
• Materials
• Multileaders
• Multiline Text
• Object Editing
• Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
• Open, Save, and Close
• Options
• Object Snap
• Plot
• Properties Palette
• Publish
• Random Crashes
• Recover
• Render
• Selection
• Sheet Set Manager
• Standards
• Tables
• Text
• Tool Palettes
• Tooltips
• Trim
• Undo and Redo
• Viewports
• Visual Lisp

AutoCAD MEP Updates

Changes include the following:

Electrical

· Devices and Panels with an model representation will be detected by Interference Detection if they collide with other MEP objects.

· The system filter for the Circuits property during WireAdd will update correctly.

· The connection a wire with a circuit assigned has with a device will be maintained after using the Publish command.

HVAC

· CER: Changing the connection types on a duct fitting to a flanged connection type no longer causes a fatal error.

· Flanges are now displayed on duct fittings within a model view, when the flange values are specified on the duct fittings.

· Duct fittings endcap snaps to the open end of vertical or sloped duct segments properly.

Piping

· Pipe segments copied from one pipe run to another pipe run will align properly to the new pipe run.

· Using AecConvertto3dSolid command will convert pipe fittings more successfully to 3d Solids.

· Auto-Routing pipe between two pipe connectors with an elbow using custom sizing will add the needed angle to the part to resolve the connection in the current drawing.

· When a single line pipe is being crossed multiple times by another AutoCAD MEP object at a different elevation, the hidden line gap is properly applied to the pipe.                             

Plumbing

· Plumbing Lines and Plumbing Fittings will continue to obey Annotation Scale after changing the drawing  units and cancel the Drawing Setup dialog.

Schematics

· CER: Performing a Fillet or Join on schematic lines with schematic symbols anchored to them no longer causes a fatal error.

System

· Etransmit will no longer enter an infinite loop of prompting to save the drawing.

· CER: Grip editing the location of MEP objects with various setting combinations of Object Snaps, Snap, Ortho, Polar, Dynamic UCS and Dynamic Input settings will no longer cause a fatal error.

· CER: Erasing an inline MvPart will no longer cause a fatal error.

· CER: The adding of automatic properties to a Property Set Definition that is generated automatically when objects are added to the drawing will no longer cause a fatal error.

· Switching to the Extended Data tab in the Properties Palette with AutoCAD objects selected will no longer cause Resource Manager errors.

· CER: Part Catalogs containing the “’” symbol will no longer cause a fatal error during Catalogtest.

· CER: Saving of concurrently open drawing which contain annotative dimensions no longer cause a fatal error within Content Builder.

· CER: Parametric parts which produce an invalid solid will no longer cause a fatal error.  Instead the erroneous solid will not be displayed.

AutoCAD Architecture Updates

Changes include the following:

AEC Details

• Adding batting insulation with the same start and end point no longer causes a crash.

AEC Dimensions

• AEC dimension component override locations no longer reposition when opened in AutoCAD Architecture 2008.
• AEC dimensions to curtain walls now respond predictably.
• Multiple instances of dimension text are no longer move with selected text.

Annotation Scaling

• When a custom scale does not exist in the host drawing, but does in an xref, it is only imported once into the host drawing.

Camera

• CER: Producing a view from a camera snapped to geometry no longer causes a fatal error.
• CER: Adjusting a camera view in a maximized viewport no longer causes a fatal error.

Design Center

• CER: Resuming a DesignCenter insertion after starting a second command no longer causes a crash.
• Dragging and dropping AEC Content from the DesignCenter to an active model space viewport in paper space now works.

Drawing Management

• Sheets in a project can now be plotted simultaneously from multiple workstations.
• Migrating non-English projects from versions previous to AutoCAD Architecture 2008 will no longer be repathed into empty folders.
• Maximum project category path length in AutoCAD Architecture 2008 is now around 248 characters.
• CER: Fatal errors no longer occur when browsing in the Project Browser, typically with slow server connections.

Export to AutoCAD

• CER: When exporting to AutoCAD, typically with eTransmit, fatal errors no longer occur.

IFC

• IFCImport and IFCExport are now fully Ifc2x3 Certified.
• Roof Slabs are now imported with the correct style.
• Memory management enhancements now reduce memory consumption and large file import crash potential.
• Fixed error in area and volume conversion
• IFCImport and IFCExport now handle file geometry flaws better, particularly malformed IFC entities from non-certified programs. In order to limit data loss, it is recommended that only certified programs be used to create IFC files.
• In accordance with revised certification requirements, IFCImport and IFCExport feature improved retention of entity color settings.
• Performance has been improved for installations of AutoCAD Architecture 2008 on Microsoft Windows Vista.
• Object GUID creation has been to meet certification requirements.
• Style and MVBlock names are now numbered sequentially.
• When importing a TEKLA user model, structural members are now created.

Keynoting

• CER: Opening a DXF file that contains a sheet keynotes legend no longer causes a crash.

Schedules

• The Center option now works when tagging entities in xrefs that are not inserted at 0,0,0.
• Can now Edit Table Cell in a schedule table when the table contains a formula column.

Spaces

• Tags no longer change location when associated spaces are updated.
• CER: Importing an AutoCAD Architecture 2008 drawing in Revit Structure with AutoCAD 2006 DWG TrueView installed no longer causes a crash.
• Space evaluation now resolves through xrefs without zones.
• CER: Random crashes after space evaluation no longer occur.

Structural Members

• The Override Display Configuration Cut Plane option for Structural Members is now respected.

Walls

• Selecting a wall with a custom display representation no longer causes a crash.

Xrefs

• CER: Binding an xref that contains a wall no longer causes a fatal error.

Other

• CER: Opening drawings with certain entity configurations no longer results in a Fatal Error.

AutoCAD Updates

Other changes include the following:

.NET API

• ObjectID.Open no longer causes a crash
• Removing a handler from Database.ObjectAppended then firing the event now generates an error message

64-Bit

• vl-arx-import now functions for namespaces separate from VLX
• i-Drop is operating correctly

Annotation Scaling

• When dragging and dropping a named view from the style sheet manager to the host drawing, the annotation scaling features work properly
• Custom scales which exist in the nested xrefs are no longer duplicated in the host drawing
• Blocks in the Tool Palettes created from the DesignCenter annotative drawings are now annotative

Attributes

• Multiline attributes no longer shift positions every time drawings are saved and opened
• The Value field for an attribute definition may now be modified in the Property Palette

Blocks

• The Y-scale factor of inserted blocks is now scaled accurately

Communication Center

• The Communication Center is now enabled by default.

Dashboards

• The dashboard panel configuration is now maintained throughout different workspaces and user sessions

Data Extraction

• All dynamic block properties are now correctly extracted

Dimensions

• Radial extension arcs may now be disabled, restoring the ability to dimension small radii
• The In-Place dimension text editor size is now correct
• Round-off dimension values now appear correctly
• Dimension breaks no longer cause AutoCAD to hang

Display

• Linetypes now always display properly after zooming operations

DWG

• Copy/paste now works in the drawings saved as 2000 and then resaved in AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2005, or AutoCAD 2006

E-Transmit

• AutoCAD 2000 and Release 14 file formats are preserved while using ETRANSMIT with the "Keep existing drawing file formats" setting enabled

Fields

• Drawing name field now always plots correctly

Hatch

• The BHATCH command boundary detection mechanism has been improved

Image

• Image frames are no longer plotted or displayed when IMAGEFRAME is set to 0

Layouts

• The ampersand character ("&") may now be entered on the Layout tab

Multileader

• The location of attributes in multileader block is no longer off-center
• Multileader text no longer unexpectedly rotates
• Multileader attributes are no longer off-center in a rotated UCS

MText

• MText tabs are now saved correctly to the older DWG formats
• Certain Japanese characters are displayed correctly
• Portuguese (Iberian and Brazilian) dictionaries now have accented capital letters

Open/Save

• If multiple drawings are opened in Explorer, only a single instance of AutoCAD containing those drawings will launch

Object Snap

• Object snaps now work correctly in blocks

PDF Export

• Raster images now plot correctly to PDF

Performance Tuner

• If there are no new drivers, the "New Driver" bubble does not appear

Plot

• Plotting performance of rotated MrSID images is improved

Tables

• Data linked cell formatting is now correct
• Excel formatting is kept when the paste special (PASTESPEC) command is used

Tool Palette

• Icons are no longer truncated

Visual Styles

• Erroneous lines and display artifacts no longer show up after multiple zooming operations

XREF

• Drawings with long reference paths are referenced properly

Known Issues With This Service Pack

· Problem: After applying the Service Pack 1, all dashboard control panels are displayed regardless of the selected workspace.
Workaround: Make the desired workspace current.

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General Installation Information

Before You Begin

As you prepare to install the service pack, keep these points in mind:

• Custom Files Backup

Back up all custom CUI, MNR, and MNL files before applying this service pack.

· Administrative Privileges

During installation, you will be prompted for the original installation media or network image. You must have administrative permissions to install and uninstall products in order to successfully apply service packs.

· Network Deployment

Administrators can deploy the service pack over a network using the Deployment wizard.

About Windows Command Line Switches

Two Microsoft^® Windows^® command line switches are built into this service pack:

• /e – Extracts the MSP file from the service pack executable.
• /q – Suppresses the completion message after the service pack is applied. This is useful if you use a script or batch file to apply the service pack to multiple computers.

Instructions about how to use the /e command line switch is included in the procedures that follow.

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Installation Instructions

• Apply This Service Pack to a Stand-Alone Installation
• To update a stand-alone installation
• Apply This Service Pack Through a Local Network
• Apply This Service Pack to a Network Administrative Image
• To add the service pack to a new administrative image
• To apply the service pack to an existing administrative image
• To Uninstall This Service Pack

Apply This Service Pack to a Stand-Alone Installation

Follow these instructions to install a service pack on an individual computer.

To update a stand-alone installation

1. Download the service pack and save it to any folder.
2. Insert the product media (for example, AutoCAD).
3. Find the folder where you saved the service pack and double-click the executable (EXE) file.

Apply This Service Pack Through a Local Network

You can use Communication Center to apply this service pack through your local network. Detailed instructions on how to set up patching through your local network are listed in the Communication Center tab of the CAD Manager Control Utility help.

NOTE: The CAD Manager Control Utility can be installed from the product installation media by selecting "Install Tools and Utilities" and then selecting the Autodesk CAD Manager Tools 4.0.

Apply This Service Pack to a Network Administrative Image

The following distribution methods apply only to administrative images created with the Deployment wizard. After you complete these procedures, any subsequent deployments of the product will include the service pack updates.

In all cases, please "Append" the service pack to a deployment. The only time it is appropriate to "Merge" a service pack is if you intend to distribute the deployment through a group policy object.

The patch (service pack) file that you download contains an MSP (Microsoft Patch) file, which you extract from the executable file using the /e (extract) switch. For an example of the syntax, see step 2, below.

To add the service pack to a new administrative image

1. From the Autodesk Product Support website, download the service pack EXE file to your local computer.
2. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter information using the following syntax and click OK.

<local_drive:>\<patch_name>\ /e <local_drive:>\< patch_name>.msp

3. Insert the Autodesk media and launch setup.exe.
4. Select "Create Deployments," then click Next.
5. On the "Begin Deployment" page, in the "Specify the Deployment Location" box, enter the shared network location where you would like to create an administrative image, or click "Browse" to find a location. Users install the product from this location.
6. In the "Specify a Deployment Name" box, enter the name for your deployment.
7. Continue through the Deployment Wizard, and Configure when allowed. On the "Include Service Packs Page," click "..." to browse to the service pack extracted in Step 2. Notice that the service pack has been added in the "Service Packs Included in this Deployment" box. Click Configuration Complete.
8. Follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the service pack deployment.

To apply the service pack to an existing administrative image

1. From the Autodesk Product Support website, download the service pack EXE file to your local computer.
2. On the Start menu (Windows), click Run. Enter the following information and click OK.

<local_drive:>\<patch_name>\ /e <local_drive:>\< patch_name>.msp

3. Browse to the location of the existing Administrative image.
4. Select Modify Deployment Name.
5. On the "Begin Deployment" page, you may change the name of the existing deployment in the "Specify the Deployment Name" box.
6. Continue through the Deployment Wizard, and Configure when allowed. On the "Include Service Packs" page, click "..." to browse to the service pack extracted in Step 2. Notice that the service pack has been added in the "Service Packs Included in this Deployment" box. Click Configuration Complete.
7. Follow the instructions in the Deployment wizard to complete the service pack deployment.

To Uninstall This Service Pack

NOTE: Service Pack cannot be uninstalled when the product is deployed with a merged Service Pack.

Windows 2000 and XP

1. On the Start menu, click Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click "Add or Remove Programs".
3. In Windows XP, select the Show Updates option.
4. Find the appropriate service pack in the list of programs and click Remove.

Vista

1. On the Start menu, click Control Panel.
2. Click Programs.
3. Click Programs and Features.
4. In the Programs and Features window, in the left pane, click View Installed Updates.
5. Find the appropriate service pack in the list of updates and click Uninstall.

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Files Patched by This Service Pack

Depending on the product and the type of installation, this service pack updates the following files:

AutoCAD MEP 2008

o AecbHvacBase.dbx

o AecbPipeBase.dbx

o AecbElecBase.dbx

o AecbTools.dbx

o AecbBldSrv.dbx

o AecbCol.dbx

o AecbPartBase.dll

o AecbPlumbingBase.dbx

o ABS.dll

o ABSCadManager.dll

o ABSDesign.dll

o ABSDocument.dll

o AecbUiTools.arx

o AecbGuiBldSrv.arx

o AecbElec.arx

o AecbHvac.arx

o AecbPipe.arx

o AecbPlumbing.arx

o AecbCatalog.dll

o AecbCatalogEditor.exe

o AecbContentBuilder.arx

o AecbPartDef.arx

o AecbUiBldSrv.arx

o AecbUiCol.arx 

o AecbXTools.dll

o AecbXTools.tlb

o AecbXToolsHelp.dll

o AecbXToolsLoader.dll

o AecbXBldSrv.dll

o AecbXBldSrv.tlb

o AecbXBldSrvHelp.dll

o AecbXBldSrvLoader.dll

o AecbXGuiBldSrv.dll

o AecbXGuiBldSrv.tlb

o AecbXGuiBldSrvLoader.dll

o AecbXPlumbingBase.dll

o AecbXPlumbingBase.tlb

o AecbXPlumbingBaseHelp.dll

o AecbXPlumbingBaseLoader.dll

o AecbXUIBldSrv.dll

o AecbXUIBldSrv.tlb

o AecbXUIBldSrvHelp.dll

o AecbXUiBldSrvLoader.dll

o AecbPartBaseMgd.dll

o AecbPartBaseMgd.xml

o AecbBldSrvMgd.dll

o AecbElecBaseMgd.dll

o AecbHvacBaseMgd.dll

o AecbPipeBaseMgd.dll

o AecbPlumbingBaseMgd.dll

AutoCAD Architecture 2008

• AecLayerManagerUI.arx
• AecGuiBase.arx
• AecGfc.dll
• AecXmlBase.dll
• AecWin32Utils.dll
• AecSurface.dll
• AecRelGraph.dll
• AecMath.dll
• AecPublish.arx
• AecUiScheduleData.arx
• AecUiSchedule.arx
• AecStructure.arx
• AecStartup.arx
• AecProjectPalette.arx
• AecLMgrLisp.arx
• AecDcArch.tlb
• AecDCArch.arx
• AecAreaCalculation.arx
• AecArchXM.arx
• AecArchX.arx
• AecArchDACH.arx
• ADPCatalogEditor.tlb
• ADPCatalogEditor.dll
• Aec1stExperience.arx
• AecLaunchCurrentProject.exe
• AecSpaceOffsetStandardSIS.dll
• AecSpaceOffsetStandardDIN.dll
• AecSpaceOffsetStandardBOMA.dll
• AecSpaceOffsetStandardBasic.dll
• AecSpaceOffsetRulesManager.dll
• AecIfcInterop.dll
• AecIfcFramework.dll
• AecIfcCustomized.dll
• AecIfcCommon.dll
• ADTDocument.dll
• ADTDesign.dll
• ADTCadManager.dll
• adt.dll
• VerticalAdMigrator.dll
• AecUiBase.arx
• AecLoader.arx
• AecADTUPI.dll
• AecUtilities.arx
• AecUiStatusBar.arx
• AecObjExplode.arx
• CaptureLines.hdi
• AecProject.arx
• AecLayerManagerEx.dll
• AecCustomPropertyManagement.dll
• AecBaseMgd.dll
• AecBaseUtilsMgd.dll
• AecArchMgd.dll
• AecPropDataMgd.dll
• AecStructureMgd.dll
• AecProjectBaseMgd.dll
• AecArchDACHMgd.dll
• AecPropertyManagement.dll
• AecDrawingCompare.arx
• AecDtl.arx
• AecDtlEx.arx
• AecDtlDb.dll
• AecDtlDbLib.dll
• AecRcpBase.arx
• AecKeynoteEditor.exe
• AecDbMigrationUtility.exe
• AecDtlDbUi.dll
• AecCBUtil.dll
• AecCBTc.dll
• AecCBTc.tlb
• AecCB.exe
• AecArchBase.dbx
• AecArchDACHBase.dbx
• AecAreaCalculationBase.dbx
• AecStructureBase.dbx
• AecScript.dll
• AecBaseEx.dbx
• AecBase.dbx
• AecScheduleData.dbx
• AecModeler50.dbx
• AecProjectBase.dbx
• AecSchedule.dbx
• AecResMgr.dll
• AecSystemTools.dll
• AecResUi.dll
• AecXToolClass.dll
• AecXToolClassLoader.dll
• AecXDtl.dll
• AecXDtl.tlb
• AecXDtlHelp.dll
• AecXDtlLoader.dll
• AecXBase.dll
• AecXBase.tlb
• AecXBaseHelp.dll
• AecXBaseLoader.dll
• AecXUIBase.dll
• AecXUIBase.tlb
• AecXUIBaseHelp.dll
• AecXUIBaseLoader.dll
• AecXRm.dll
• AecXGuiBase.dll
• AecXGuiBaseLoader.dll
• AecXDynProps.dll
• AecXDynProps.tlb
• AecXDynPropsHelp.dll
• AecXDynPropsLoader.dll
• AecXExtendedData.dll
• AecXExtendedData.tlb
• AecXExtendedDataLoader.dll
• AecXDisplayPropsData.dll
• AecXDisplayPropsData.tlb
• AecXDisplayPropsDataLoader.dll
• AecsXBase.dll
• AecsXBase.tlb
• AecsXBaseHelp.dll
• AecsXBaseLoader.dll
• AecsXStyleGen.dll
• AecsXStyleGen.tlb
• AecsXStyleGenHelp.dll
• AecsXStyleGenLoader.dll
• AecXArchBase.dll
• AecXArchBase.tlb
• AecXArchBaseHelp.dll
• AecXArchBaseLoader.dll
• AecXArchDACHBase.dll
• AecXArchDACHBase.tlb
• AecXArchDACHBaseHelp.dll
• AecXArchDACHBaseLoader.dll
• AecXDcContent.dll
• AecXDcContent.tlb
• AecXDcContentLoader.dll
• AecXGuiArch.dll
• AecXGuiArchLoader.dll
• AecXGuiScheduleData.dll
• AecXGuiScheduleData.tlb
• AecXGuiScheduleDataLoader.dll
• AecXGuiStructure.dll
• AecXGuiStructureLoader.dll
• AecXGuiUtilities.dll
• AecXGuiUtilitiesLoader.dll
• AecXProject.dll
• AecXProjectLoader.dll
• AecXSchedule.dll
• AecXSchedule.tlb
• AecXScheduleHelp.dll
• AecXScheduleLoader.dll
• AecXUIArchBase.dll
• AecXUIArchBase.tlb
• AecXUIArchBaseHelp.dll
• AecXUIArchBaseLoader.dll

AutoCAD 2008

• acad.exe
• acadlt.exe
• AcCamera.arx
• AcDashboard.arx
• AcDataLink.arx
• acdb17.dll
• AcdbMgd.dll
• acDcFrame.arx
• AcDgnIO.dbx
• AcDim.arx
• AcDx.dll
• AcDxUi.dll
• AcEAttedit.arx
• acETransmit.dll
• acgs.dll
• AcGsConfig.arx
• acismobj17.dbx
• AcLauncher.exe
• AcLayer.dll
• AcMgdInternal.dll
• acopm.arx
• AcOpmExt.arx
• AcPEXCtl.arx
• AcProject17.dll
• AcPublish.arx
• AcSceneCOM.dll
• AcSceneUI.arx
• AcSmNav.arx
• AcSmSheetList.arx
• AcStd.arx
• AcTable.arx
• AcTcTools.arx
• AcVBA.arx
• AcViewMgr.arx
• AcVMTools.arx
• AcVpPlace.arx
• AcXrefService.arx
• AdComFolderWatch.dll
• AdImaging.dll
• AdInfoCenter.dll
• AdIntImgServices.dll
• adui17.dll
• anav.dll
• ASMAHL120A.dll
• axdb.dll
• Battman.arx
• direct3d9.hdi
• dswhip.dll
• dwfplot9.hdi
• gdiplot9.hdi
• MC3.dll
• Oce9.hdi
• oletohdi9.dll
• pdfplot9.hdi
• plcfmgr.dll
• prntprog.dll
• senddmp.exe
• ShareMFC.dll
• styleeng.dll
• szb9.hdi
• vl.arx
• vlreac.dll
• whohas.arx
• wopengl9.hdi
• WSCommCntr1.exe
• xesgdi9.hdi

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