Silently install Acrobat 8.1.0-8.1.3 updates

Hello all. Dealing with Adobe updates on Win.XP
Trying to right a batch file that will silently install the Adobe Acrobat 8.1.0 through 8.1.3 updates with no user interaction. I have spent the last two days searching for an answer, but none seem to work. I have tried installing with msiexec, /q, /qn, etc...but either it Windows does not recognize the .msp file(am able to the update patch by itself), or I get a prompt to allow the packge to be opened.
Any ideas?

From: <[email protected]> | Hello all. Dealing with Adobe updates on Win.XP | Trying to right a batch file that will silently install the Adobe Acrobat 8.1.0 through | 8.1.3 updates with no user interaction. I have spent the last two days searching for an | answer, but none seem to work. I have tried installing with msiexec, /q, /qn, etc...but | either it Windows does not recognize the .msp file(am able to the update patch by | itself), or I get a prompt to allow the packge to be opened. | Any ideas? The following is an example using the KiXtart scripty interpreter and will install from original distribution v8.0 ~ v8.1.3 Extrapolate what you need. *Note: the lines may wrap. ; ; ; Install Adobe Acrobat and update it to v8.1.3 ; ; 10-28-2008 ; ; v1.14 ; SETCONSOLE("MINIMIZE") SETCONSOLE("FOREGROUND") SETCONSOLE("alwaysontop") SETCONSOLE("hide") u: $Selection=messagebox ("Installing Adobe Acrobat 8.x","My Company",64,3) shell 'msiexec.exe /i "U:\adp\Acrobat8\Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional\AcroPro.msi" ' cd "U:\adp\Adobe\Acrobat Pro 8.x Updates\8.1" shell 'MsiExec.exe /update "U:\adp\Adobe\Acrobat Pro 8.x Updates\8.1\AcrobatUpd810_efgj_incr.msp" /norestart /qr' cd "U:\ADP\Adobe\Acrobat Pro 8.x Updates\8.1.1" shell 'MsiExec.exe /update "U:\ADP\Adobe\Acrobat Pro 8.x Updates\8.1.1\AcrobatUpd811_all_incr.msp" /norestart /qr' cd "U:\adp\Adobe\Acrobat Pro 8.x Updates\8.1.2" shell 'MsiExec.exe /update "U:\adp\Adobe\Acrobat Pro 8.x Updates\8.1.2\AcrobatUpd812_all_incr.msp" /norestart /qr' cd "U:\adp\Adobe\Acrobat Pro 8.x Updates\8.1.3" shell 'MsiExec.exe /update "U:\adp\Adobe\Acrobat Pro 8.x Updates\8.1.3\AcrobatUpd813_all_incr.msp" /norestart /qr' ShutDown ("","The PC is being re-booted by My Company ",5,1,1) -- Dave

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