I typically test the deployment manually on a reference machine to make sure it is going to install as expected. Content source with newly generated transformĭeployment: At this point, you now have a fully patched source that is ready for deployment.

Once you make your changes and save, an AcroRead.mst file will be generated in the content folder. Install the software, click open and browse to AcroRead.msi within your content folder, then make the needed changes throughout. This can all be accomplished using the Adobe Acrobat Customization Wizard.

I also like to disable updates and remove the desktop shortcut. MEMCM deployment requires a few changes be made to the installation (suppressing the EULA, silent install, no reboot). Generate a Transform: At this point, you could move on to deploy the application if you are comfortable with Adobe’s default installation settings. Open that file with notepad and change the PATCH= line filename to match the new msp file name and save. The setup.exe file will use what is referenced in the setup.ini file. Old msp file removed, newest added to the content folder Remove any other older msp files from the content folder as well. Download the optional msp file to your content folder. Checking on Adobe’s Update Page reveals an additional 2021.001.20142 patch is available. In this case, Adobe includes an msp patch to version 2021.001.20140. However, this extract may not be the most current patch. Extract of exe downloadĬheck for the latest patch: The extracted download will include needed files for installation. This will result in a folder contents similar to the following. Note if you intend to deploy the product within your organization, you need to apply for a free distribution license.Įxtract the downloaded exe with a product of your choice.

At the time of this writing, the current version is 2021.001.20140. This can be obtained from the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Distribution site.

While many ways remain current exist (slipstream, setup an update server, etc), this post will show you the simplest method I have found to create a fully updated installation source for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.ĭownload and Extract: First, you need to get the most recent base installer. There are often additional MSP patches available that are not updated within the installation download. How can I keep this as polite as possible? Keeping an updated installation of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC has been… challenging.

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