![]() Depending on your scripting skill, you might also have your script prompt the user before reinstalling Reader 6, check for sufficient disk space, and check for Microsoft Installer 2.x prior to installing Acrobat Reader 6.This will use the Reader MSI file to perform the installation in basic quiet mode with the Cancel button disabled. Msiexec /i “S:\Acrobat\Reader6\Adobe Reader 6.0.msi” /qb-! (This step is optional, depending on whether the Adobe eBook Reader is used in your organization or not.) Determine whether Acrobat eBook reader exists, and if so uninstall it.Determine whether a previous Acrobat Reader version exists and, if so, uninstall it “silently.”.Determine that there are sufficient privileges to uninstall/install software.Regardless of the tool selected, the script needs to accomplish the following: Click Yes when asked if you really want to cancel the installation, and then Finish. ![]() When you reach the installation screen, shown in Figure A, instead of clicking Install, click Cancel. The trick to extracting the actual MSI files is to go through virtually all of the Reader 6 installation, except actually installing the software. To create the silent installation package for Reader 6 you must first gain access to the “raw” MSI files. It really is a wrapper around a Microsoft Installer (MSI) package. The problem with the AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe program is it doesn’t recognize any command-line arguments. This typically involves running the installation executable along with various command-line parameters. ![]() The most important step in mass deployment of an application is to create a “silent” installation. That’s why you need a silent installation of Reader 6.ĭevelop the unattended installation package The 15.3-MB file you download, AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe, is the installation file for Reader 6, but it’s also the fully interactive file-screen prompts require responses during installation, which is probably not what you want all your end-users to experience. If you have good Internet connectivity, I would dispense this option. There’s also the option to include the Adobe Download Manager, to help you manage the process of downloading Adobe Reader software and other Adobe files.
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