Adobe Reader 8.1.7 upgrade path?

Question

Could someone please explain the upgrade path to Adobe Reader 8.1.7 for me? I read the tech note "Adobe Acrobat and Reader Updating and Deployment Information" and I find myself still a little unsure.
Our most currently deployed version is 8.1.6 but some of our users still have older versions (8.1.2 ~ 8.1.5) installed. I have been distributing Adobe Reader via SMS 2003 since version 8.1.2 as below:
8.1.2 - Customized using Adobe Cusomtization Wizard 8 (Setup.exe /sPB /rs /rps)
8.1.3 - Customized using Adobe Cusomtization Wizard 8 (Setup.exe /sPB /rs /rps)
8.1.4 - Straight (installAdbeRdrUpd814_all_incr.msp /qb-! /norestart)
8.1.5 - Straight install (AdbeRdrUpd815_all_incr.msp /qb-! /norestart)
8.1.6 - Straight install (AdbeRdrUpd816_all_incr.msp /qb-! /norestart)
So what is my upgrade path for Adobe Reader 8.1.7 - straight install (AdbeRdrUpd817_all_incr.msp /qb-! /norestart) or do I need to customize it using the Adobe Cusomization wizard to retain the desired settings? Appreciate any advice that anyone can offer. Thanks very much.

Answer 1

Thanks for your reply Deepak. That is what I was expecting but when I read the Adobe KB cpsid_49880 (link), it had me feeling somewhat unsure as to what is correct. The "quarterly" and "security" releases and unacceptable upgrade paths.
Administrative Deployment
Due to the intentional difference between "Security" and "Quarterly" Updates, IT professionals desiring to deploy Acrobat or Reader products from an Administration Installation Point (AIP) must follow certain guidelines as noted below.
AIP Creation: Quarterly Updates cannot be applied to an AIP in which a Security Update was the most recently applied Update. Therefore, to deploy a new full Quarterly Update from an AIP, create an AIP (or use previous) which includes only Quarterly Updates.
To clarify, shown below are examples of acceptable and UNacceptable "AIP" configurations:
    Acceptable:      Acrobat 9.0.0 (Original Product) -> 9.1.0 (Quarterly) -> 9.1.1 (Security)
    Acceptable:      Acrobat 9.0.0 (Original Product) -> 9.1.0 (Quarterly) -> 9.1.2 (Quarterly)
    Unacceptable:  Acrobat 9.0.0 (Original Product) -> 9.1.0 (Quarterly) -> 9.1.1 (Security) -> 9.1.2 (Quarterly)
Note, Attempting to create an AIP using the last configuration shown above will fail. The failure, however, serves to prevent a usage of updates which is not recommended by Adobe.
If I am simply installing via SMS 2003 using the command "AdbeRdrUpd817_all_incr.msp /qb-! /norestart)" do the above rules not apply (given that the end users have a 8.1.6 installed?