Software Deployment

CmdLine=TRANSFORMS="AcroRead.mst"

maybe try CmdLine=TRANSFORMS="AcroRead.mst" /qn

Remove AdbeRdrUpd911_all_incr.msp from your Patch= List

I had similar problem and was solved when I remove it.

msiexec /i AdbeRdr910_en_US.msi TRANSFORMS=MyMst.mst /UPDATE %INST%\AdbeRdrUpd912_all_incr.msp;%INST%\AdbeRdrUpd913_all_incr.msp /l*v %WIN%\TEMP\adobeReader9.log /qb

Running patches against clients isn't the professional way.

Create an Administrative Install Point (AIP), patch that and run the resulting MSI. As I'm paranoid to the point of distraction, I back up the MSI & changed files in the AIP after each patch but that's your choice.

Hi All!

Thanks :D

Would this work (removed the update for 9.1.1)

Startup]
RequireOS=Windows 2000
RequireMSI=3.0
RequireIE=6.0.2600.0
CmdLine=/sall /rs

[Product]
msi=AcroRead.msi
msi=AdbeRdrSD90_all.msi
PATCH=AdbeRdrUpd912_all_incr.msp;AdbeRdrUpd913_all_incr.msp
CmdLine=TRANSFORMS="AcroRead.mst"

[Windows 2000]
PlatformID=2
MajorVersion=5
ServicePackMajor=4

[MSI Updater]
Path=http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/8.x/8.0/misc/WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe

Well I almost got it to work.

1. First I created an admin install with the notes by Franks from http://itninja.com/link/a-second-record-exists-for-this-alternative-name-here
2. Now armed with my 9.1.3 installer I need to check if Adobe 9.1.0 to 9.1.2 is installed. If so then it will remove the older version and upgrade.

VBS file to check, uninstall if needed and install:

Dim oShell
Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
sKeyPath= "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-7AD7-5464-3428-900000000004}"
If RegKeyExists(sKeyPath) then
oShell.Run "Z:\Adobe\UnInstall_AcrobatReader9.1.x.vbs"
oShell.Run "Z:\Adobe\Install_AcrobatReader9.1.3.bat"
Else
oShell.Run "Z:\Adobe\Install_AcrobatReader9.1.3.bat"
end if

Function RegKeyExists(ByVal sRegKey)
' Returns True or False based on the existence of a registry key.
' This part is a compliment from Torgeir Bakken.

Dim sDescription

RegKeyExists = True
sRegKey = Trim (sRegKey)
If Not Right(sRegKey, 1) = "\" Then
sRegKey = sRegKey & "\"
End If

On Error Resume Next
oShell.RegRead "HKEYNotAKey\"
sDescription = Replace(Err.Description, "HKEYNotAKey\", "")

Err.Clear
oShell.RegRead sRegKey
RegKeyExists = sDescription <> Replace(Err.Description, sRegKey, "")
On Error Goto 0
End Function

The above VBS calls another VBS to uninstall -> UnInstall_AcrobatReader9.1.x.vbs :

On Error Resume Next
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run "Msiexec /uninstall {AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A91000000001} /q /norestart"

After this uninstall runs, this bat file is called to run ->Install_AcrobatReader9.1.3.bat

@ECHO OFF
ECHO Installing Adobe Reader 9

Msiexec /I "Z:\Adobe\AcroRead.msi" transforms="Z:\Adobe\AcroRead.mst" /qn /l*v Z:\Adobe\adobeReader9.log

exit


My only issue is that once the uninstaller runs, the installer for 9.1.3 runs immediately and hence fails because the system has not uninstalled the older version yet. How can I make the bat file wait - say for about 10 minutes?

Regards,
Clint

How can I make the bat file wait - say for about 10 minutes? Easy: don't use a batch file but control the whole thing with a VBS. That way, you can add proper error-trapping, since the current code has none.

Once you've done that, re: waiting for execution completion, look up the parameter list for the .Run method on MSDN.

My only issue is that once the uninstaller runs, the installer for 9.1.3 runs immediately and hence fails because the system has not uninstalled the older version yet.

start /wait msiexec.exe ...