Creating an automated silent install of Acrobat using InstallShield Tuner - Part 2

Installing Acrobat Reader and Professional (example)
Reader:
Msiexec.exe /i "\\apps01\applications\acrobat\reader\6.0.1\Adobe Reader 6.0.1.msi" TRANSFORMS=\\apps01\applications\acrobat\reader\6.0.1\Acrobat_Reader_6.0.1.mst" /qn+
Note: For the automated installs /qn+ should be replaced with the switch /qb which makes the install silent.
The EULA licence agreement can also be set to accepted for all users by setting the following key in the registry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\6.0\AdobeViewer]
"EULA"=dword:00000001
Writer:
msiexec.exe /i "\\apps01\applications\acrobat\writer\6.0\AcroPro.msi" TRANSFORMS=\\apps01\applications\acrobat\writer\6.0\Acrobat_6.0_Pro.mst COMPANYNAME="xxxx" /qn+ (where xxxx is your companies name)
Note: For the automated installs /qn+ should be replaced with the switch /qb which makes the install silent.
The default spelling language can be set by changing the following registry keys (example below is for English-UK):
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\6.0\Spelling]
"iDictionaryDefaultID"=dword:00000809
"tDictionaryName"=hex:45,6e,67,6c,69,73,68,20,2d,20,55,4b,00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\6.0\Spelling\cDictionaryOrderID]
"i0"=dword:00000809
Applying updates after Acrobat is installed
Adobe does not support updating of administrative install points like Microsoft products. Each software update will need to be run after the original application has completed installation.
"\\apps01\Acrobat\Writer\6.0\Patches\Adobe Acrobat 6.0.1 Professional update - multiple languages\Ac60PrP1.msp" REINSTALLMODE=omus REINSTALL=ALL /qb+
Note: For the automated installs /qn+ should be replaced with the switch /qb which makes the install silent.
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I hope this helps someone and lets hope the next patch/version addresses some of these problems.
Ben

Ok, I'm not the sharpest pencil in the box. I'm distributing Elements 6.0 from a server and having user go to Start, Run and typing \\servername\project folder name\setup.exe but keep getting the error "Incorrect command line parameters. I'm trying different variations in the command line field in Tuner such as: setup.exe /s /v/qn What am I missing?

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For anyone who has tried to use the InstallShield Tuner application you'll know how buggy the program is and be aware of the lack of support from Adobe. After 4 months working on and off I managed to get a (mostly) working silent install. I thought I would share my findings with everyone so as to help prevent a few headaches.
Note I am based in England and some of my comments may not apply to US customers.
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Acrobat 6.0.1 Admin Install Point Creation & Maintenance
Creating the Install Point
1. Copy files to the network share that will be your Admin Install Point.
For Acrobat Professional these files are on the Acrobat CD
For Acrobat Reader you will need to download the latest version from www.adobe.com. Adobe is using a new compression package called Netopsystems FEAD Optimizer to deliver its Acrobat Reader application. To extract the files double click the downloaded .exe file and wait until the actual Reader installation begins. The uncompressed files are temporarily stored in %system root%\Cache\Adobe Reader 6.x.x\ENUBIG. Copy these files to the network share.
Once the installation files are copied to the network share select them, right click, choose properties, switch off read-only attribute for all files (inc sub folders).
2. Install the InstallShield Tuner 6.0.1 from Adobe Acrobat
(http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/deployment.html)
3. Install the software that you intend to create a .MST file for (Acrobat Reader or Pro) and update it to the same version number as the Tuner (6.0.1 at the time of writing). The latest Acrobat can be downloaded from Adobe as can patches for Acrobat Professional.
Note: After further investigation his step may not be necessary.
4. Due to a bug in the InstallShield Tuner the PCs language and regional settings must all be set to English US. (START Menu Settings Control Panel Regional and Language Options). Set everything to English US.
5. Run InstallShield Tuner 6.0.1 for Adobe Acrobat and when prompted choose Rdr60ENU.itw (for Acrobat Reader) or AcroPro.itw (for Acrobat Writer Pro). These files can be found in the location you specified in step 1.
Acrobat Reader Configurataion
1. When prompted choose Create a New Transform
2. Select Adobe Reader 6.0.1.msi as the base .MSI file
3. Give the .MST file a name
4. Click Create (this may take a minute to process)
5. Configure your install options
6. File - Save
Acrobat Writer Pro Configuration
1. When prompted choose Create a New Transform
2. Select AcroPro.msi as the base .MSI file
3. Give the .MST file a name
4. Click Create (this may take a minute to process)
NOTE: Do not click on the Organisation Product Properties field. If you do the installer will return a transform error when you try to deploy Acrobat. Instead enter these details in the Abcpy.ini file and via the command line. (See step 5)
5. Amend the Abcpy.ini file as below:
ISX_SERIALNUMBER=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx (where xxxx is your serial number)
USERNAME=xxxxxxxxxx (where xxxx is the users name)
Company name should be entered from the command line (See Installing Acrobat Writer section below)
6. Features
Configure which features are to be installed
7. Preferences
Configure your install options
8. File - Save
Continued in Part 2
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Is there any way to do a silent install of Acrobat 8.1.2? From what I've read so far there is no way? I can do other Adobe CS3 updates via LANREV, but wonder why that functionality working with Acrobat?
Adobe folks?????? Any help appreciated.

I don't think so. That would require an actual package for the OS installer to handle and as you can see that's not what the update installer is.
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It sounds like you are trying to use a retail serial as an enterprise serial and would like to bypass it's restrictions by deactivating it . . . I assume that's not possible, but perhaps I don't understand your issue.
I doubt you'll get a good answer on the forum. Try support, your sales rep, or a help link on the licensing web site (if there is one).
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Hi,
I'm trying to silently install Acrobat Pro 7.0.
I have created the MST using the Installshield Tuner 7.0, and use the following command line to install:
msiexec /i acropro.msi TRANSFORMS=mytransform.mst /qb
I am getting the following error message:
Error 1404.Could not delete key
\software\Classes\CLSID\{CA8A9780-280D-11CF-A24D-444553540000}
Verify you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel.
If i repeat the command without the /qb, and do a manual install (msiexec /i acropro.msi TRANSFORMS=mytransform.mst), it installs without error, so the problem only exists in a silent install.
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Base image created by SYSprep, and then using Altiris Rdeploy.
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I have opened the MSI using Wise installer Pro, and can't see anything strange in it.
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Hi,
Just Pro 7.0.0 (I'll integrate the patches to 7.0.9 later)
I'm not keen on an Admin install, as this poses problems when patching (i.e. you have to do a "reinstall=All"). I prefer to integrate released patches into the silent install package, and for subsequent patches, just package them for silent install and push them down to the client.
Reader 8.0 is on the machine only.
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Silent Install of Acrobat Pro 11

Hey All,
I am using MDT to deploy Images and install apps. I have packaged Acrobat Pro XI with the Customization Wizard XI and have used both Unattended and Silent Install in the mst.
The below command starts the install but it is completely interactive except that my serial # and other settings are present so I know it is reading the mst.
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I must add the install fails when I run it from a command line as well and use the /qn switch but works non-silently if I don't use the switch.
So the solution is to add the /qn but this is what is causing the failure.
This is exactly what it is doing:
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Silent install of acrobat 9 that will prompt for serial number

I need to roll out a number of client computers from Dell using their Image Direct program. We order an acrobat license with each computer and when we get the computer from Dell with the Dell image it comes pre-installed with acrobat 9 and the first time you run the program it prompts you for the serial which is on the acrobat cd that is included. I would like to replicate that with the custom image we put on there to load at the factory.
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It sounds like you are trying to use a retail serial as an enterprise serial and would like to bypass it's restrictions by deactivating it . . . I assume that's not possible, but perhaps I don't understand your issue.
I doubt you'll get a good answer on the forum. Try support, your sales rep, or a help link on the licensing web site (if there is one).
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Need Help Automating (Silent Install) and Serializing PSE 12. Installation (Volumn License)

I am trying to automate and serialize a silent installation for PSE 12. I have a volume license for 50 users. The old Silent Install command (PSE 11) no longer works for a silent install (PSE 12). I need this routine to suppress the EULA and any other user interaction required. Additionally I need the installation to NOT require end users to Login using an Adobe Digital ID.
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Toadpole wrote:
They informed me that it's impossible to do a silent install and surpress the EULA.
That seems at variance with the example code in the links I posted:
Have you gone to chat via the Volume Licensing support page - http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/avl-help.html. There is reference on that page to the Enterprise Deployment Forum (it seems more geared to Cloud subscriptions, but there are people posting Elements questions).
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Neale
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