Updating Adobe Acrobat/Reader 9
Sorry if this is a newbie question, hope someone will answer :)
So I've been tasked with updating the Adobe Acrobat on all our computers (behind firewall, autoupdate disabled) and it appears that several different versions are on various computers.
When I download the patch (.msp) files from Adobe, I've noticed they are called something_incr. I assume this is incremental?
So have I understood it correct that to get from Adobe Acrobat 9.1.0 to 9.4.6, I have to update each step of the way (9.1.0 to 9.1.1 to 9.1.2 ... 9.4.5 to 9.4.6)?
And can I just create a simple commandline script with every single patch file and then the patcher will just skip a version if it doesn't "match"?
MsiExec /p "%~dp0AcrobatUpd911_all_incr.msp"
MsiExec /p "%~dp0AcrobatUpd912_all_incr.msp"
...
MsiExec /p "%~dp0AcrobatUpd945_all_incr.msp"
MsiExec /p "%~dp0AcrobatUpd946_all_incr.msp"
Or how would one go about updating an unknown previous version to the current (9.4.6) version?
So I've been tasked with updating the Adobe Acrobat on all our computers (behind firewall, autoupdate disabled) and it appears that several different versions are on various computers.
When I download the patch (.msp) files from Adobe, I've noticed they are called something_incr. I assume this is incremental?
So have I understood it correct that to get from Adobe Acrobat 9.1.0 to 9.4.6, I have to update each step of the way (9.1.0 to 9.1.1 to 9.1.2 ... 9.4.5 to 9.4.6)?
And can I just create a simple commandline script with every single patch file and then the patcher will just skip a version if it doesn't "match"?
MsiExec /p "%~dp0AcrobatUpd911_all_incr.msp"
MsiExec /p "%~dp0AcrobatUpd912_all_incr.msp"
...
MsiExec /p "%~dp0AcrobatUpd945_all_incr.msp"
MsiExec /p "%~dp0AcrobatUpd946_all_incr.msp"
Or how would one go about updating an unknown previous version to the current (9.4.6) version?
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Posted by:
GBoucher
13 years ago
Hi briped! You could always check the registry by using a script on each computer to see what computers need which patch. For example...
x86
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1036-7B44-A91000000001}
DisplayVersion < 9.1.1
It would mean that you need to apply the 9.1.1 msp.
x64
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1036-7B44-A91000000001}
DisplayVersion < 9.1.1
It would mean that you need to apply the 9.1.1 msp.
So just do a list of all the patches that need to be install to make it to 9.4.6 and try them one by one from 9.1.1 to 9.4.6.
It's not a perfect way but it get the job done on my side. Hope it helps!
x86
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1036-7B44-A91000000001}
DisplayVersion < 9.1.1
It would mean that you need to apply the 9.1.1 msp.
x64
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1036-7B44-A91000000001}
DisplayVersion < 9.1.1
It would mean that you need to apply the 9.1.1 msp.
So just do a list of all the patches that need to be install to make it to 9.4.6 and try them one by one from 9.1.1 to 9.4.6.
It's not a perfect way but it get the job done on my side. Hope it helps!
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