To Change the location of the Updater, Edit "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Updater5\AdobeUpdaterPrefs.dat" (This is some XML file) in NotePad, change the location mentione… Read More

How to get a multilingual Adobe Reader 8.1 installation: Firstly you want to get the Adobe Reader Enterprise Edition, not the consumer version. You can extract the compressed NOSSO contents t… Read More

Having just deployed the SVG 3.03 viewer with a lot of pain, using the Adobe Customization Wizard (for Adobe 8 PRO, STD and Reader) greatly simplified my tasks, so I would recommend it to anyon… Read More

To disable the "Send to FedEx Kinko's" function (Adobe Reader 8.1) include this: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\8.0\FeatureLockdown] "bFedExInternetPrinting"=dword:… Read More

Seems something changed between 8 and 8.1 because setting the Updater feature to level 0 in the 8.1 installer (see FTP link below) throws an error in the install process. I don't think it's nec… Read More

Using Orca I modified the msi in the following ways. This could also be done with a transform. Property table: AgreeToLicense=Yes Disable license popup on first launch ENABLE_CACHE_FILES=No… Read More

I followed the instructions here for locking down the installer via the Tuner - removing updates, Beyond Acrobat, etc. It worked fine for the first user who installed the program, but every use… Read More

CLI script to deploy Acrobat Reader v8, without messing with MSI:s, MST:s and other things. Deployable over AD/GPO startup script. 1. Get the full 20MB installer by choosing to download for Wi… Read More

Resolution for error "There is a problem with Adobe Acrobat/Reader. Please exit Adobe Acrobat/Reader and try again." when trying to open a pdf in IE browser Early Febuary 2007 I downloaded the… Read More

In order to disable the Beyond Reader function. Include the bDowntown=0 value in the policies registry key. Read More

You don't have to use Wise to modify the registry keys. The Adobe Customization Wizard 8 contains also a nice registy editor. Just choose "Destionation Computer". For all noods (like me): Afte… Read More

Adobe Reader 8 - Problem with installer discarding MST changes? We'd found the changes specified in MST's were being 'ignored' by the installer, whether they were made directly or through the … Read More

To remove all the features like auto updating, splash screen etc. Pretty much if you follow what migail said except before creating the .MST turn off the splash and what ever you want to turn o… Read More

Just thought I would add that the Adobe Reader 8 Integrated Browser and full client settings are in different. I.E. I was trying to set the Save As button to not show when previewed in the bro… Read More

I tried using the above posts for the removal of the Updater, but with Zenworks, I always errored out with a 1603 error using the MSI with a custom MST (it did install OK without removing Updat… Read More

Keep in mind that Joedown's reg edits to add toolbar items is only for the current user and does not apply to all users on a system. Read More

Another fix for the can't open pdf from the web error, Found that the removal of the "Reader_sl.exe" shortcut also caused this error. Read More

Resolution for error "There is a problem with Adobe Acrobat/Reader. Please exit Adobe Acrobat/Reader and try again." when trying to open a pdf in IE browser. This error can have 2 causes: - a… Read More

There is an error in the article provided by joedown on 12/20/2006. The registry keys bDontShowAtLaunch and bGoOnline belong to the component Registry_Main_System as indicated by the "2" in the… Read More

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;Author : Trevor Sullivan ;Date : January 9th, 2007 ;E-mail : Gmail/pcgeek86 ;Website : http://develnet.blogspot.com ;Purpose … Read More

Use this new location to lockdown the feature in reader 8 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\8.0\FeatureLockdown] "bUpdater"=dword:00000000 "bShowEbookMenu"=dword:000000… Read More

I tried out the new Adobe customization wizard. Basically it generates a transform that adds some new tables to the msi. Surprisingly it doesn't appear to change any properties of the origina… Read More

There is a new tool to customize Adobe Acrobat/Reader 8 Products: "Adobe Customization Wizard" http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3564 This tool supersedes the InstallShi… Read More

Thanks to everyone for the tips. Sure saves time. Notes: You can set the Feature Level to be 0 and that will disable that particular feature. (ie. Updater, AUM5, etc) To avoid the error durin… Read More

Acrobat reader 8 uses plug-ins to manage its features, so to disable Auto-update or any other feature, rename (either through direct MSI editing, transform or batch) the applicable plug-in loca… Read More