Updating CS6 by directly running PDAPP.EXE

Question

We recently installed CS6 individually on about 20 Windows XP systems.  I needed to find a way to allow our students, who have regular User rights, to run updates.  I configured our system management software with an icon to run Adobe Application Manager (PDAPP.EXE) with system-level rights.  We also set up our own internal update server.  This worked perfectly for one or two update cycles.  Now, however, when we run PDAPP directly through that icon, rather than looking for updates the program appears to be running instead in a mode that wants to manage which applications are installed on the machine.  Is there a command line switch or something for PDAPP that I can use to make it resume its former behavior of checking for updates?  Alternatively, are there other options to update CS6 with just Users logged in?  Thank you.

Answer 1

I had that issue too, found the solution somewhere here, which was:
Use the  Adobe Creative Suite Cleaner Tool, it will promp a window, just follow the steps, english then yes and then choose creative cloud.
After that I was finally able to use the PDApp.exe to show software updates instead of the list of them.
BUT, I don't know if it will work with only user rights and win XP, I'm with win7 and with administrator right so...