Adobe PDF Properties

I am having an issue with the Properties that need to be set at installtion of Acrobat Adobe 7 Standard. I install this package via SMS Server and use Microsoft SMS Installer. When Acrobat installs the Paper available setting under the General Tab and the For to Tray Assignment under the Device Settings always defaults to LETTER size. I deliver to 1500+ computers and need to have the Default set to A4 size.
I run the following registry key changes but these do not seem to do the trick:
(1)[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\DevModePerUser] with value set to
"Adobe PDF"=(then the proper hex:# for A4). I know the hex number is correct because LETTER changes to A4.
(2)[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\DevModes2] value set to "Adobe PDF"=hex:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\Adobe PDF] value set to "Default DevMode"=hex:
(3)[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\Adobe PDF\DsDriver] values set to "printMediaReady"=hex(7):41,00,34,00,00,00,00,00 and "TrayFormTable"=hex:
(4)[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\Adobe PDF\PrinterDriverData] value set to "TrayFormTable"=hex:
(5)KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\Adobe PDF] value set to "Default DevMode"=hex:
(6)[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\Adobe PDF\DsDriver] values set to "printMediaReady"=hex: 41,00,34,00,00,00,00,00 and "TrayFormTable"=hex:
(7)[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\Adobe PDF\PrinterDriverData] value set to "TrayFormTable"=hex:
(8)[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Printers\Adobe PDF] value set to "Default DevMode"=hex:
(9)[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Printers\Adobe PDF\DsDriver] value set to "printMediaReady"=hex(7):41,00,34,00,00,00,00,00
(10)[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Printers\Adobe PDF\PrinterDriverData] value set to "TrayFormTable"=hex:
(11)[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Printers\DevModePerUser] value set to "Adobe PDF"=hex:
(12)[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Printers\DevModePerUser] value set to "Adobe PDF"=hex:
I have run the regestry change right after the installation and have run it also after the reboot of the installation. The registry changes shoe Aç but the actual properties in the reference above remain LETTER size. Would someone be so kind as to explain just where I am going wrong?

Hi,
you can modify the language setting with a workaround in Acrobat.
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