Autodesk Desktop Connector can be processed in 2 ways:
Silent install
From version 14.9 and above, you can use the following silent install parameter:
-i install --silent
For more information, see How to silently install and uninstall Autodesk Desktop Connector version 14.9 or later.
Bootstrapper
The method below still works for all versions but takes more steps.
Autodesk ships a DesktopConnector-x64.exe setup which is a ‘bootstrapper‘ which installs these Visual C++ prerequisites and Microsoft .NET Framework:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 x64 Redistributable (64-bit systems only)
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 x86 Redistributable
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
Right-click and choose ‘create application’ on the ‘Autodesk Desktop Connector’ setup in the ‘Setup Store’.
After extracting the setup files from the ‘Autodesk Download Manager’s setup, you will find a setup.exe in the c:\Autodesk\Autodesk_Desktop_Connector_14_9_0_1430_Win_64bit\ directory. '14_9_0_1430' depends on the version of the Autodesk Download Manager being downloaded:
Then the main MSI ..\x64\CDX\CDX.msi is selected.
To successfully install Auto Desktop Connector, you need to process and deploy ..\x64\AdSSO\AdSSO.msi first.
