Adobe Reader
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\AdobeViewer "EULA"=dword:00000001 "Launched"=dword:00000001 Accepts the EULA Without the above, the application will still prompt for the EU… Read More
To download the Acrobat Reader 9 install file without the Adobe Air or the Acrobat.com installers use the following ftp site. ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/9.0/enu/ Download Ad… Read More
The url to download Adobe Reader 9 is: ftp://ftp.adobe.com//pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/9.0/enu/AdbeRdr90_en_US_Std.exe This is the version with no adobe.com or Air. --- After you download it,… Read More
I have found the easiest way to deploy Adobe Reader, Acrobat Pro and standard is to use the Adobe Customization Wizard. This will create an mst with numerous options available to customize the… Read More
The following command will install Adobe Reader 9 silently, suppressing the restart, accepting the end user license agreement and lastly it suppresses the launch of adobe reader 9 once complete… Read More
Extracting the MSI Expand the Nosso-compressed package Expand the Nosso-compressed file using the following from either the Run dialog or DOS command window: <path to>\AdbeRdr90_en_US.exe… Read More
To disable the "Collaborate" feature which has a bunch of links to Adobe.Com, add the following key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\Workflows] "bEnableAcrobatHS"=dword:00000000 Read More
During uninstallation, Adobe Reader 9.0.0 doesn't remove shortcuts from the Desktop or the Recent Applications list on the Start Menu, so you'll have to do this manually. Read More
The following is an ADMX for managing settings from Windows Server 2008. The second section is the ADML (en-US). ADMX files are the Administrative Templates for Group Policy on Server 2008 and… Read More
A lot of the settings for this are common across older versions of Acrobat Reader. Property Table: EULA_ACCEPT=YES (This disables the EULA dialog) SUPPRESS_APP_LAUNCH=YES (this keeps it from … Read More
To extract the MSI file from the exe use the following from the directory where the exe resides: AdbeRdr90_en_US.exe -nos_ne This will extract the msi and cab files to the following location:… Read More
Typing: "AdbeRdr90_en_US.exe /?" displays the following: /sAll Silent Mode for product /sPB Silent Mode with Progress Bar for product /rs Reboot Suppress /rps Reboot Prompt Suppress /ini "PATH… Read More
To deploy the installation of Adobe Reader 8.1.2, first, I uninstall all Adobe Acrobat Reader versions using this VBS which I took from http://sms-hints-tricks.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2… Read More
Warning about the Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 update. If you have the Acrobat Authoring software installed on a machine and you update the Reader software to 8.1.2 and you select either "Make Acrobat… Read More
FWIW, below is my script for installation, mostly built from info from here (thank you everyone!), partly from unattended's CVS. The result: No EULA prompt ever, no TSR (or whatever it's called… Read More
Theses settings will remove Internet PrintMe, update and purchase options from the File menu [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\FeatureLockdown] "bEFIPrintMe"=dword:00000000… Read More
Acrobat Reader 8 with CA USD: You can deploy the Acrobat Reader without Orca or other Tools. Just start the setup.exe and wait until the first Window opens. Then copy the installation files ou… Read More
After some changes and testing, I have a basic batch file based script running over a Novell network. I am using a basic marker file system (.grp) to check for installation (or attempted instal… Read More
You can run your Adobe Reader customized package with out initiating it through setup.exe. Within your workspace or the path where you saved you application package, make sure you only have in… Read More
I created an ADM file for the following HKCU settings because we wanted to set the following: 1. Get rid of the splashscreen 2. Set the organization name 3. Change the connection speed to LAN … Read More
Bug in Adobe Reader 8.0 Package ------------------------------- Has anyone installed Adobe Reader 8.0 using the silent mode or the /sPB switch or maybe directly running the MSI with qb! switch… Read More
I have virtualized Adobe Acrobat 8 with Altiris SVS and have had no problems at all. The scope behind this was I needed 5.0.5 and 8.1 on the same installation, so both will coexist and work co… Read More
Thanx to Adrian above for giving the .cmd file used for a great install using the smaller .exe file. I've updated it to work with 8.1.0 plus added a few lines to remove the PDF online and remo… Read More
Using SMS to deploy. I used the Adobe Customization tool to create a transform (disabled updates, accept EULA, remove shortcuts from desktop), then modified the setup.ini to apply this transfo… Read More
The Adobe Customization Wizard * can perform most of these tasks. Some people have noted that running the msi created by the Customization Wizard does not apply apply the transforms they have c… Read More
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
