Updating MSP

I'll admit I'm a P6 guy, but I do a fair amount of work in MSP (2010 or 2013.) In P6, I usually deal with updates by asking my customer for an actual start date, then an expected finish date (not worried about resource accounting....) I NEVER use a customer's
estimate of Percent Complete -- it's complete rubbish in my opinion. (end rant...)
Anyway, MSP doesn't seem to have an "expected finish" construct. I can post the Actual Start, but what's the best way to post an expected finish? I'm happy to let MSP calculate Percent Complete, just don't know the technique. If the end date doesn't
change, I can handle that (there's a nice little button on the ribbon for that...) but if the end date is expected to change, what would I do, alter the duration? That's not very quick and easy.
Others?
Jim

Jim,
There is a Tracking Gantt View and a Tracking Table. The word "tracking" is the giveaway.
The Tracking Gantt View is much the same as the regular Gantt View, except that the formatting of the chart allows the baseline bars to appear alongside, or rather underneath, the schedule bars.
The Tracking Table has all of the columns/fields that are needed for, well, tracking of course.
When I track progress, I make sure I can see what I am doing before I start, so I have the Tracking Gantt View and the Tracking Table both visible. I also make sure I have a status date set and it is displayed on the chart as a vertical red line. Then it
is a matter of asking the right questions in the right order and putting the answers in the right place. The first fact that can be obtained is the actual start date, and I think that's why that column is the first one in the Tracking Table. You can type it
in, then the actual duration (also a fact). If you have the special circumstance of the actual start date being the same as the scheduled start date, and the act duration being the duration from the actual start up to the status date, you can skip the typing
and just hit the mark on track button.
While Dale suggests asking for a remaining duration, and others might suggest asking for a finish date, they both really amount to the same thing, and getting the people to estimate one or the other is much the same, one being no harder or easier to estimate.
I never ask anyone for a percentage of anything, whether it be the duration, work or cost, or the task itself (such as the percentage of how many bricks they have laid). A percentage is usually taken to be some sort of pseudo measurement which requires no
accuracy or precision. But actually it is a fraction with a numerator and a denominator, so I ask for the numerator and denominator.

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F:
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Dear all,
I've just tried using the 9.4.1 update (msp) in the PATCH= section of the 9.4.0 exe bootstrapper and it keeps trying to install 9.4.0 to an existing 9.4.0 client.
Any ideas why this is happening?
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[Product]
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First of all I would like to correct your problem statement. 9.4.1 update is infact working with bootstrap installer.
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Why it is not applying 9.4.1 on an existing 9.4 installation?
Right Click the setup.exe you are using and check properties. In the 'Description' you will see - 'Adobe Bootstrapper for Single Installation'.
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Small bootstraper is meant to handle the following cases only :
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Regardsm
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The process of deploying non-security updates and security updates are the same.
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 8/12/2009
Time: 3:46:22 PM
User: N/A
Computer: computerName
Description:
Faulting application acrord32.exe, version 9.1.0.163, faulting module msvcr80.dll, version 8.0.50727.762, fault address 0x000046b4.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74   Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c   ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 61 63 72   ure acr
0018: 6f 72 64 33 32 2e 65 78   ord32.ex
0020: 65 20 39 2e 31 2e 30 2e   e 9.1.0.
0028: 31 36 33 20 69 6e 20 6d   163 in m
0030: 73 76 63 72 38 30 2e 64   svcr80.d
0038: 6c 6c 20 38 2e 30 2e 35   ll 8.0.5
0040: 30 37 32 37 2e 37 36 32   0727.762
0048: 20 61 74 20 6f 66 66 73    at offs
0050: 65 74 20 30 30 30 30 34   et 00004
0058: 36 62 34 0d 0a            6b4..
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Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
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Date: 8/12/2009
Time: 3:47:17 PM
User: N/A
Computer: computerName
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Fault bucket 1179421192.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 42 75 63 6b 65 74 3a 20   Bucket:
0008: 31 31 37 39 34 32 31 31   11794211
0010: 39 32 0d 0a               92..

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Can't get LUA Patching set to enabled

Hey all,
I've been following the following guides to get Standard Users to get update sautomatically without UAC prompts. Using these links...
Initial Start...http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/06/updated-how-to-make-adobe-reader-more-secure-using-grou p-policy/comment-page-4/#comments
Troubleshooting...
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3865517
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/960756?start=0&tstart=0
I have Reader 11.0.0 being deployed via GPO and have created a MST file to silently install and Accept the EULA
Test GPO to set iCheckReader to 3 for 32 bit HKLM\Software\Adobe\Adobe ARM\1.0\ARM and 64 bit HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Adobe ARM\1.0\ARM and set iLogLevel to 1
I verified that the enableLUA exists and is set to 1 under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Here's my log
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Adobe ARM 1.7.0.0 logging started.
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Command Line:
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] FindCurrentPDFOwner...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] .pdf value: AcroExch.Document.11
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] GetFileVersion(): C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] File version: 11.0.0.379
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] ProductCode: {AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AB0000000001}
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] ProductName: Adobe Reader XI
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] ProductVersion: 11.0.00
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] ProductUACPatching: disabled /* <--- I can't get this set to enable */
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Product UI Language: ENU
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] ProductLanguage installed: 1033
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] ProductRegistry: SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] ProductInstallDir: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] InitUIStrings...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] InitListener...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Init...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Notify...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Could not find ARM server to notify
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] GetLastError(): 2 - The system cannot find the file specified.
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] StartServer...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] IsVistaOrLater returns 1
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] ARM Server started
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Action added: Listener
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] RunAutomatic...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Launched: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] CanStart...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] IsEULA_Accepted...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] EULA accepted from 1
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] IsPatchingDisabled...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] UAC is enabled
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[2013-06-05 11:31:41] GetPreferences...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Using found registered preference AUTO_ALL
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] IsTimeElapsed...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Minutes elapsed: 18
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Time elapsed is less than time limit - returning 0
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Error Code: 120300
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] SwitchToOtherProduct...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] SwitchToOtherProduct retuns 0
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Notify...
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] WriteFile succeeded in Notify
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Requested to stop listener
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Confirming request to stop listener
[2013-06-05 11:31:41] Action deleted: Listener
At a point before is I had the same log as techhit1 in the second troubleshooting link, Which seems that the ARM updater needed to be updated from 1.7.0 to 1.7.4.. but didn't want to go any further without first getting the LUAPatching set to enabled..
I feel even if i manage to get it set to enable I'll still be having the same issues as techhit1, and will still be stuck on implementing this, and instead have to just add the updated msp files to my deployed GPO.
But how do I get this LUAPatching set to enabled???!!?

Any thoughts? I was able to write a batch script that silently install the 11.0.03 msp file so that user are updated with prompting a UAC, however i don't want to have to write a new script everytime adobe comes out with an update, I'm sure future updates will installs like the orignal guide states it should once I get the UACPacthing enabled.
Since the script installed the latest reader update it also updated ARM to 1.7.4 which should make future auto updates work fine unless theres another update for the updater... uhhh
bump bump

Need help with Adobe Reader 11.0.0.8 and Group Policy Objects

I am trying to deploy Adobe Reader 11.0.0.8 using Adobe Reader.
I am using the AcroRead.msi I found in
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HOWEVER
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I have not had anyone complain about it asking for an update. But I'm sure it's only a matter of time. (I know about the customization which could prevent the updates, but I can't figure out how to get the correct version installed is the issue not the updates).
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You can only use the .msi which apparently only does 11.0.0.0
I've been trying this that, have done jumping jacks and back flips trying to fix this (tried different versions, different approaches to this, nothing seems to work)
Need some help. THIS IS WAYYYYYYY WAYYYYYYYYYYY Overcomplicated btw, shouldn't be this complicated for something so mundane.

A couple of approaches and all involve a bit of work.
Three steps:
Do the install of the 11.0.0 MSI at the command line
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Finally the 11.0.08 Security Patch MSP at the command line.
AIP
Create the AIP from the three files above then then run the MSI from the command line.

Convert PDF Chrome extension does not appear/install (Acrobat XI)

When I installed Acrobat XI, the Chrome extension to convert webpages to PDF does not install or appear in Chrome. I tried repair installation from Help menu of Acrobat, it still did not resolve the question. The extension also does not appear on the extension list, in case you're wondering its deactivated.
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1. Download the latest update file from Adobe (e.g. "AcrobatUpd11006.msp")
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
2. If you are interested in some background on Windows Installer files, check out these links and read about MSP files and extracting resources, otherwise go to the next step:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/basics.html#installer-file-ty pes
http://www.jsware.net/jsware/msicode.php5
3. Rename the incremental update MSP file extension to CAB (e.g. from "AcrobatUpd11006.msp" to "AcrobatUpd11006.cab")
4. Use an archive utility such as WinRAR, WinZip, or 7-Zip to open the CAB file and extract the "WCChromeExtn.crx" CRX extension file
5. Drag and drop the extension CRX file onto open Google Chrome window extension page to install and configure (chrome://extensions/)
There are some other forum topics and a blog post that deals with some installation issues with the Google Chrome extension:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1332770
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1165998
http://blogs.adobe.com/acrobat/tip-google-chrome-the-adobe-acrobat-create-pdf-extension/
http://blogs.adobe.com/acrobat/tag/chrome/
I hope that this might help you with getting the extension installed.
I currently am having some issues with the Adobe Acrobat Create PDF extension for Google Chrome when I try to convert secure https webpages, the output of the PDF converter does not retain my logon information, and does not convert the secure webpage. The resulting output of the converted https webpage is either a logon screen or a blank pdf with only the URL listed at the bottom. I hope that this might get fixed with an update or if anyone else might know of a workaround or solution. Thanks.

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So I am trying to link an existing excel worksheet to MS Project. The desired functionality would be for users to keep updating information in excel, which would update MSP.
Problems are,
-I cant seem to get the mapping wizard to select the cells I want to link.
-Can i make it so that the MSP automatically updates with information as it is updated in excel?
-Am I completely wasting my time here, is it better spent throwing excel out and starting fresh with project (including trainng users)

Matt --
I would challenge you why your schedulers need to type the updates into Excel instead of just typing the updates directly into the Microsoft Project schedule. If you absolutely need to follow the path of entering the updates into an Excel workbook,
Microsoft Project has an Import Wizard that allows a user to update a project using data from an Excel workbook. Keep in mind that the process of importing the data from Excel to Microsoft Project is MANUAL and not automatic.
I have personally used the Import Wizard to import updates from Excel to Microsoft Project, but with mixed results, some good and some bad. It is not a process I would personally recommend because it seems to behave inconsistently. If you have
your schedulers type the updates in the Microsoft Project schedule directly, you will not see the inconsistent behavior I have seen with the Import Wizard. Just a thought. Hope this helps.
Dale A. Howard [MVP]

Staff: Why is there no offline installer for 10.1.5? The patch doesn't work for me.

Hi, I'm trying to update Adobe Reader 10.1.4 on a 32-bit Windows XP SP3 computer to Adobe Reader 10.1.5. The Adobe Reader Updater downloaded the update but it tells me:
"The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable"
It's looking for AdbeRdr1010_en_US.msi in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\ARM\Reader_10.0.1\ but it can't find it.
Normally in a situation like this I could just download the offline installer, and as an enterprise user I want to do that anyway. Yet it appears there's no offline installers in ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/10.x/10.1.5/ like for example AdbeRdr1015_en_US.exe or AdbeRdr1015_en_US.msi. On Adobe's pages for both enterprise and home users it only offers 10.1.4 as the older version prior to 11, not 10.1.5 as one would expect.
What's going on with this? Am I the only one who's noticed either of these things? I suppose on that one computer I'll have to download AdbeRdr1010_en_US.msi and place it in that directory where the patch is looking for it.
Thanks for any help
edit: link to enterprise patch notes: http://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotes/10/10.1.5.html
edit: here's a screenshot of the error: http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/7294/capturessl.png

Howdy,
I'm not sure what you mean by an offline installer, but the available updates, the admin guide, and the release notes are all correct. 10.1.5 is an update (MSP). It is not a full installer. As stated in the doc, full installers are not always provided. Also, full installers or updates don't have any online dependency.
You can install 10.1.5 over that last relevant msi/exe. That's 10.1.4 for some languages but usually 10.1.
Alternatively, you can get a non-enterprise installer from the Reader Download Center. You can probably expand the exe to get to an MSI. That's an atypical route most enterprise admins have not found a need to travel.
10.1.6 will also only be an MSP update.
hth,
Ben

Correctly done AIP needed for reader 10.0.1

I just can't seem to get this. Couldn't get for 9.4.2 either.
msiexec /a acroread.msi /p adobetier1update.msp
I click next and next and then it's done.
It says 10.0.1 in add remove programs, but the install is still 10.0.0. The C:\program files\adobe\reader 10.0\reader\acrod32.exe is still 10.0 and not the updated one.
If I install 10.0.0 and then run the update everything is good. I have also tried
msiexec /a adobereader.msi /update update.msp
Why won't it work?

For creation of Reader X (10.0.1) AIP you need to have Reader X AIP first. You can follow the below steps to create Reader X 10.0.1 AIP
Steps to create Reader X AIP
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1. Create a source folder containing Reader X installer.(Either locally or on a secure network share)
2. Create a distribution point which is accessible by users who want to deploy the application.(At this distribution point installer will install uncompressed program files).
3. Click Start, Run and type cmd and press enter.
4. Run command => msiexec /a "Source Path to Reader MSI"
5. On the network location dialog (where to install files) browse to distribution point created in step 2
6. click ok
Steps to add patch 10.0.1 to Reader X AIP
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1. Create a source folder containing Reader X patch file.(Either locally or on a secure network share)
2. Click Start, Run and type cmd and press enter.
3. Run command => msiexec /a " full path to the administrative installation point and installer
file that you created in the previous procedure at distribution point" /p "full path to Reader patch file"
4. After completion of applying patch you can install using MSI created newly at distribution point and it will install Reader X 10.0.1

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