Basic Silent Install Commands  

MSI: msiexec.exe /I adberdr11000_en_US.msi /qn  

EXE: Adberdr11000_en_US.exe /msi EULA_ACCEPT=YES REMOVE_PREVIOUS=YES /qn

(This will install silently, uninstall any previous versions of Reader, auto-accept the eula, and upgrade to the latest.)

 Other potential Command Line switches are below: 

 /sAll Silent Mode for product

 /sPB Silent Mode with Progress Bar for product

 /rs Reboot Suppress 

/rps Reboot Prompt Suppress 

/ini "PATH" Alternative initialization file 

/sl "LANG_ID" Set Language; LANG_ID - Code in decimal digits 

/l Enable Error Logging.  Log file Bootstrap.log will be generated in temp directory 

/msi[Command line] Parameters for MSIEXEC

EXAMPLE:AdobeReaderInstallFile.exe /sAll /rs /l /msi "/qb-! /norestart ALLUSERS=1 EULA_ACCEPT=YES SUPPRESS_APP_LAUNCH=YES"

1) Apply for a free license to distribute

2) Download the MSI: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/en_US/

msiexec /i "AdbeRdr11000_en_US.msi" /qn DISABLE_ARM_SERVICE_INSTALL=1 DISABLEDESKTOPSHORTCUT=1

Installs Adobe Reader 11 without Automatic Updates and the annoying desktop shortcut

Also, if you want to disable the protected mode because it slows down opening your PDF files, Disable it in the registery here:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\FeatureLockDown]

"bProtectedMode"=dword:0

Link to downloading, choose language, version and OS.

http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/enterprise/

If the FTP is up:

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/

command line option for KACE K1000 Managed Install:

/sAll /rs /l /msi /qb- /norestart EULA_ACCEPT=YES

Adobe Reader XI v11.0.00 (Full Installer)

Full Installer - English:
http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/en_US/AdbeRdr11000_en_US.exe
http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/en_US/AdbeRdr11000_en_US.msi

Other languages
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/

Multilingual (MUI) installer
http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/misc/AdbeRdr11000_mui_Std.zip

Spelling Dictionary Pack
http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/misc/AdbeRdrSD11000_all.msi


Asian and Extended Language Font Pack
http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/misc/FontPack11000_XtdAlf_Lang.msi

Group Policy Administrative Template
http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/misc/ReaderADMTemplate.zip

Download the MSI from here

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/

Link to download for Adobe Customization Wizard XI

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/acrobat/win/11.x/11.0.00/misc/

Once you create a transform with the above wizard put the MST transform file, the Reader MSI and the setup.ini file into a zip file and associate it with the Reader XI software in your inventory.

Do the following to deploy the software as a Managed Installation.

• tick Configure Manually
• tick Dont prepend Msiexe.exe
• enter the following in the "Installation Command" field for a silent unattended install:

  msiexec.exe /i <yourReaderFileName>.msi /t <yourTransformFileName>.mst /passive /q

Instead of all these, why not use customization wizard?

Ensure you go to the link below and apply for a redistribution agreement. Adobe makes this a pretty quick and painless process. It typically takes less that 24 hours to get the agreement back. The resources given below should not be used without a valid distribution agreement from Adobe.

http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/distribution.html?readstep

Download the MSI you want to use for adobe reader, for this example Adobe Reader X, from

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/

Edit the MSI using the Adobe Customization wizard, there is one for each edition of Adobe Reader.

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4950 .

At this point you should be able to upload your custom Adobe reader MSI to your deployment tool of choice and deploy with ease.

Information available directly from Adobe here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/acrolaw/2013/02/acrobat-xi-deployment-guide-for-large-firms/

 

Here I published a tutorial for it and many others programs. Please comment on the blog if you have questions.

http://it-grund.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-deployinstall-silently-and.html

You can look at my installation script here. It uninstalls all previous versions and then installs the current version. http://mickitblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/adobe-reader-x-installation-script-with.html

Installation:

AdbeRdr11000_de_DE.exe" /sAll /rs /l /msi /qb- /norestart EULA_ACCEPT=YES

Deinstallation:

"MsiExec.exe" /X{AC76BA86-7AD7-1031-7B44-AB0000000001} REBOOT=ReallySuppress /qn

NOTE: Uninstallstring is different between 32 and 64bit

Extract the MSI steps:

1. Download the language specific installer to your desktop e.g.: AdbeRdr11000_en_US.exe
2. Create a folder on your desktop & note the name for example AR11
3. Assuming the above entried in the run command paste "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\AdbeRdr11000_en_US.exe" -nos_ne"%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\AR11\" and press enter (if prompted to shoose location browse to the folder on yout desktop).
4. While the setup is running, copy the files extracted to another folder - when you cancel the setup the extracted files will be removed but your copy will remain.
5. If you wish to setup the files, look in the scripts section for a batch file to add to this folder.

See my Notes on this software on the first tab.

Do the following to deploy the software as a Managed Installation.

• tick Configure Manually
• tick Dont prepend Msiexe.exe
• enter the following in the "Installation Command" field for a silent unattended Managed Install:

  msiexec.exe /i <yourReaderFileName>.msi /t <yourTransformFileName>.mst /passive /q

Combining the concepts from czarisyn and tstaub's entries, I used the following settings to successfully deploy with my K1000:

1.  Apply for a distribution license, then download the  MSI insaller from ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/en_US/

2.  For "Installation Command", choose "Configure Manually", using the following command line:

msiexec.exe /i "AdbeRdr11000_en_US.msi" /qn DISABLE_ARM_SERVICE_INSTALL=1 DISABLEDESKTOPSHORTCUT=1 EULA_ACCEPT=YES

3. I checked the "Delete Downloaded Files" option to save space on the client HDD; this is optional.

Again, thanks to czarisyn and tstaub for their suggestions - I'm new to application deployment, and their advice saved me quite a bit of time and frustration!

For a step by step guide on deploying and customising Adobe Reader X (10.1.3) straight through GPO see my blog post:

http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/adobe-reader-10-1-3-the-path-of-least-resistance

Using the executable this works to remove the old version, accept the EULA and Disable the ARM service:

/sAll /rs /l /msi /qb- /norestart EULA_ACCEPT=YES REMOVE_PREVIOUS=YES DISABLE_ARM_SERVICE_INSTALL=1

Using the executable I have used this for a managed install to uninstall a previous version, accept the EULA and disable the arm service

/sAll /rs /l /msi /qb- /norestart EULA_ACCEPT=YES REMOVE_PREVIOUS=YES DISABLE_ARM_SERVICE_INSTALL=1

For the App-V fans under us. :-)

An official post from Adobe that explains the virtualisation of Adobe Reader XI in detail:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/appv.html

Information of Microsoft regarding App-V 4.6 SP2:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj680847.aspx

I must say that I virtualized Adobe Reader X already with 4.6 SP1 and for how we used it all worked fine but the information above is a good improvement over what was there yet.

Best regards,
Daniel Wich | Capacious

Batch file to use with the extracted MSI (see notes section):

PUSHD "%~dp0"
msiexec.exe /q ALLUSERS=2 /m MSIRFJUX /i "AcroRead.msi"
del "%Public%\Desktop\Adobe Reader XI.lnk"
del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\Adobe Reader XI.lnk"

To install silently, agree to EULA, disable automatic updates and delete desktop icons for XP/Vista/7/8 follow the following steps:

1. Get the current installer at http://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise/
2. Using your prefered text editor create a text file naming it install.cmd
3. Enter the following code (assuming version 11.0.00 here, change to match your download):

4.  @echo off

   "%~dp0"

   AdbeRdr11000_en_US.exe /sAll /rs /msi EULA_ACCEPT=YES
   reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\FeatureLockDown" /v bUpdater /t REG_DWORD /d 00000000 /f

   del "%Public%\Desktop\Adobe Reader XI.lnk"

   del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop\Adobe Reader XI.lnk"
   

    
5. Save the batch file and run as needed - will work from network share as well as local.

I'd recommend disabling the following features using a Registry file Import, this worked for v10.0 so it should work for 11.0 too.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\FeatureLockDown]
"bUsageMeasurement"=dword:00000000
"bShowEbookMenu"=dword:00000000
"bCommercialPDF"=dword:00000000
"bUpdater"=dword:00000000
"bProtectedMode"=dword:00000000
"bCreatePDFOnline"=dword:00000000
"bPurchaseAcro"=dword:00000000

Silent install that worked for me.  

AdbeRdr11004_en_US.exe  /msi EULA_ACCEPT=YES /qn

So, here is a quick tip. For some unknown reason, i have just started at a place that is using Adobe Reader XI 11.0.13. This is strange as I did Reader DC for them I think in April of last year. Anyway, they want 11.0.13 patched to 14.

When I went to the site i saw update 15 was out. So I thought, why not go from 13 to 15?? If you read followed the link I inserted and got to the updates page, read it carefully (I didn't).

The v15 patch is to be installed over v14 (11.0.14) so, while you are there down load the 14 and 15 updates. This is of course if you are not already on Reader DC.

Oh FYI. The MSP files install silently.  (msiexec /p "nameofpatch.msp" /qn

I've packaged Adobe Reader with a custom MST to disallow updates here:
Adobe Reader 11.0.4: http://www.mediafire.com/download/3xnd84n78cuqm33/Reader+11004.zip