Using mms.cfg In The Enterprise

Hello, I’m currently investigating the best ways to install Flash Player in our corporate environment I’ve competed the request for enterprise downloads and I now have the access to the EXE & MSI installs.
Briefly reading the Administration guide I now know that I can use mms.cfg to disable updates a requirement in our network due to the lack of admin rights.
We will manage updates and fresh installs with SCCM 2012
I want to be able to install Flash Player during OSD (Operating System Deployment) and also on existing machines what are the best proven methods of delivering the custom mms.cfg ?
Can this be done with the command line if I use the EXE Bootstrapper install and not the MSI?
Or do I have to look at using group policy or a script to deliver this file outside of the installation
For Adobe reader I’m currently using the bootstrapper to install reader 11 and the latest MSP at the same time I’d like to do something similar for my Flash Player installs

My solution was as follows:
1. In SCCM 2012, I created an application for flash player based on the MSI deployment.
2. Created a second deployment type that executes a .CMD file with the following batch code in it (set dependency pointing to the Flash MSI completing successfully as well):
REM In case folders don't exist, create them
MD %WINDIR%\System32\Macromed\Flash
MD %WINDIR%\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash
REM Delete existing completion files
Del %WINDIR%\System32\Macromed\Flash\Complete.flag
Del %WINDIR%\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash\Complete.flag
REM Copy System32 CFG file and then copy the complete flag
Copy /y %~dp0mms.cfg %WINDIR%\System32\Macromed\Flash
Copy /y %~dp0Complete.flag %WINDIR%\System32\Macromed\Flash
REM Copy SysWow64 CFG file and then copy the complete flag
Copy /y %~dp0mms.cfg %WINDIR%\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash
Copy /y %~dp0Complete.flag %WINDIR%\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash
Note: Completion.flag is merely a text file that gives me an easy way to know if the script finished running or not. I check for it's existence in both locations to consider the process complete.
This has worked for me. The only hangup I had was that I set the MSI verification on the filename of the OCX that the installer puts in the System32 and SysWow64 folders not realizing that the filename is backwards from what I expected. System32 has the "Flash64..." file and SysWow64 has the "Flash32..." file. Goofy, I know.
Hope this helps.

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My solution was as follows:
1. In SCCM 2012, I created an application for flash player based on the MSI deployment.
2. Created a second deployment type that executes a .CMD file with the following batch code in it (set dependency pointing to the Flash MSI completing successfully as well):
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Del %WINDIR%\System32\Macromed\Flash\Complete.flag
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REM Copy System32 CFG file and then copy the complete flag
Copy /y %~dp0mms.cfg %WINDIR%\System32\Macromed\Flash
Copy /y %~dp0Complete.flag %WINDIR%\System32\Macromed\Flash
REM Copy SysWow64 CFG file and then copy the complete flag
Copy /y %~dp0mms.cfg %WINDIR%\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash
Copy /y %~dp0Complete.flag %WINDIR%\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash
Note: Completion.flag is merely a text file that gives me an easy way to know if the script finished running or not. I check for it's existence in both locations to consider the process complete.
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2012-11-26+10-54-41.384 [info] 1615
2012-11-26+10-54-41.446 [info] 1618
2012-11-26+10-54-41.509 [info] 1619 1063
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2012-11-26+10-54-41.571 [info] 1615
2012-11-26+10-54-41.571 [info] 1618
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2012-11-26+10-54-41.587 [info] 1604
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When setting up an internal server and adding SilentAutoUpdateServerDomain, the update works as expected. If this is true, this Was this a limitation of 11.4, which is gone for 11.5? Having a mandatory requirement for internal server </edit> seems to contradict the spirit of the Adobe Flash Payer 11.5 Deployment Guide. Why have two sections (pages 18/19), first "Performing a background update" and then "Background updates from an internal server" if silent updates always require an internal server?
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I think you need to review some of these comments..
Any Apex experts care to respond to the list of
advantages / disadvantages that we have come up with
- while doing due diligence for potential rollout of
Apex as a development platform for the enterprise?
Many thanks in advance.
Please note that we know little to nothing about
Apex. But we do know the database. I have read other
threads in this forum where it is mentioned that all
database utilites (dbms_*) are available to be used
in apex - and this is a major plus point - agreed. Do
know that metalink is apex based.
Would love to have oracle apex developers respond.
Oracle Application Express Architecture - Due
Diligence
Advantages
(1)     RAD development for data centric Web
applications.
(2)     Out of box support for some HTML page templates.
For example, sort, search, save data to CSV, ...
(3)     Reduce required skill sets for PL/SQL developers
on web application development.
(4)     Performance boost on a small scale non-enterprise
Web applications.
(5)     Single vendor within integrated Oracle
administration environment.
(6)     Out of box charting and reporting supports.
Disadvantages
(1)     Application operates within Oracle instance which
imposes considerable resource overheads due to HTTP
session tracking and JVM environment.What exactly is the point in this comment? APEX applications run in the database, they do NOT rely on the JVM...
(2)     APEX supports through discussion forum not a
formal support channel.APEX DOES get support from the standard Oracle tech support. However, I would think it is faster to post a message HERE and get a response from the actual developers of the product than having to go through channels..
(3)     This two tier non-SOA data centric configuration
requires high end machines to power up Oracle
instances for mission critical applications. N-tier
SOA architecture can easily scale up and scale out by
using economic efficient hardware.However hearty a db server you have now should suffice for using APEX. YOu are in reality running SQL statements against the database.
(4)     A non-traditional security configuration requires
either database accounts or APEX accounts.NOT TRUE. Please review documents again.. YOu can BUILD internal security in application, or rely on LDAP or Single Sign on from Oracle..
(5)     It requires very specific skill sets if future
application enhancements does not fall into out of
box APEX templates.HTML and CSS development skills. If you develop web sites, you should be comfortable with this..
(6)     Single Sign On (SSO) requires add-on SDK which
makes it quite difficult and sometimes impossible to
integrate with other applications.Wrong here again. Please refer to documentation.
(7)     It operates under Oracle HTTP server with J2EE
environment. This requires a different technology
expertise for performance tuning.Sorry, what again?
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portability at all.Unlike ASP or ASP.NET from M$? Or what vendor independent products are you thinking of? Pearl? Ruby on Rails? APEX RUNS in the database, so you'd think it just MIGHT be specific to an Oracle database and Oracle product..
>
>
Summary
(1)     APEX is targeted to replace MS Access like
applications to provide better security, scalability
and stability.More than that actually..
(2)     APEX is well suited for web RAD development by
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(3)     APEX is suited for data centric application such
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(6)     APEX is not suited for any applications required
LDAP typed security or SSO.Wrong here, please read the documentation.
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Oracle.And how could it, it is based in the database.....
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