Re: Re: Assign Adobe Reader 7 to Users

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"Ian61" wrote:
> Thanks Mike. To make it work, what rows in what tables of the
> MSI file did
> you modify using ORCA?
>
> Ian
>
> "Michael D. Ober" wrote:
>
> > Yes. To do it, I installed Adobe Reader once on a system.
> Then I copied
> > the setup folder to a domain controller and pointed the
> computer software
> > install GPO for our network to use the MSI file in that
> folder. You do need
> > to use ORCA (downloadable from MS) to change the License
> agreement to Yes
> > from No. It's in the parameters area. Since Adobe Reader
> is free, I
> > install it on all our systems.
> >
> > Mike.
> >
> > "Ian" <Ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:0EB5BFAB-81E1-4AD6-933E-060F345256A6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  > > Yes, I set up to assign to users. After users
> logging on, Adobe Reader 7
>  > > shows in Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs but
> no size (blank) in it.
>  > > There is no actual program install in Program Files
> folder. Did you
>  > > successfully do it from Windows Server 2000 DC to
> Windows XP Pro?
>  > >
>  > > "Michael D. Ober" wrote:
>  > >
>   > > > Did you tell the system to assign or
> install. If you told it to
> > install, it
>   > > > will. BTW, you need to also configure Adobe
> Reader 7.01 to install as
> > well
>   > > > as Adobe discovered a security hole in v7.
> Don't have 7.01 uninstall or
>   > > > upgrade v7. Just put v7.01 in as a seperate
> install. It won't install
>   > > > until after v7 is installed.
>   > > >
>   > > > Mike Ober.
>   > > >
>   > > > "Ian" <Ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote in message
>   > > >
> news:B461A674-BEAB-4CFE-B0FC-424A631AAEE4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   > > > > I have created a package to assign Adobe
> Reader 7 to Users. After
> > logging
>   > > > in,
>   > > > > the app is not really installed because
> loggin-in only spends 2
> > seconds.
>   > > > > Adobe Reader 7 shows up in Control Panel
> but no Size displayed. There
> > is
>   > > > no
>   > > > > folder in Program Files and no shortcut
> created. The PCs are Windows
> > XP
>   > > > SP2
>   > > > > and the Servers are Windows 2000 SP4. Any
> suggestion? Thanks.
>   > > > >
>   > > > > Ian
>   > > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >
>  > >
> >
> >
> >
> >

Hi,

Adobe has an Install Tuner to customize your MSI for Adobe 6. I am not
sure if they have one for version 7
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330036.html

I deploy Acrobat to computers because my users have no write access.
It works great.

Cheers,

Lara

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