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gberthon
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October 30, 2011
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Changing the installation path for Adobe Reader X under Windows XP

  • October 30, 2011
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I installed Adobe Reader on an external drive called G:\

Now I do not have this G:\ drive anymore and I want to install Adobe Reader X on my main drive : C:\ but when I download the software there is no possibility to select a new path.  Adobe Reader X automatically tries to install itself on the G:\ drive and fails with the comment : G:\ Drive is no longer valid.

How can I force the installation on my C:\ drive in the Progam Files ?

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Correct answer lnayal

All the other ideas to install through the command line have failed as when I enter the command as msiexec /i  INSTALLDIR="Location to Install" /qb the system simpy opens the Windows Installer and nothing happens.

You need to run these commands via command line.

1. Go to start menu

2. click on run

3. type cmd in field next to open

4. Press enter

5. Command prompt will pop up

Type the command to launch your installer from here i.e.

msiexec /i <Path to Reader MSI> INSTALLDIR="Location to Install" /qb

Now it should work for you

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gberthonAuthor
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November 2, 2011

Finally I've got it !!!!!  Thanks to all your tips I became a little less shy and made it.  The solution was to reinstall the old G:\ drive that I had removed and to restart the installation of the program.  At this moment, the installer panel appeared with the famous  "Change Destination Folder" option and I was able to place Adobe Reader X in C:\Program Files.

Thanks to all of you for your precious help.

gberthon

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gberthonAuthor
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November 1, 2011

Would it be possible to make a partition of my C:\ drive and to create a new virtual G:\ drive and to fool the system into installing Adobe Reader X in this virtual G:\ drive which it would find ?  If it is possible, how could it be done ?

pwillener
pwillener
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November 2, 2011

gberthon wrote:

Would it be possible to make a partition of my C:\ drive and to create a new virtual G:\ drive and to fool the system into installing Adobe Reader X in this virtual G:\ drive which it would find ?  If it is possible, how could it be done ?

You could (if the other solution does not work) even just try to create a drive letter G: without making a partition.  Use the SUBST command in a Command prompt:

subst G: C:\any-folder
pwillener
pwillener
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November 1, 2011

You can also use the "Change Destination Folder" option on the installer panel:

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gberthonAuthor
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November 1, 2011

Can you please tell me how and where to reach the installer panel that you show on the picture ?

This seems like a very good idea except that when I go to ADOBE's site the installer panel appears nowhere.  The only option offered is "dowload now".  When I do this, I download the compressed file on my desktop.  Then whe I double click this file the system installs it without any option of directory change.  At the end the installation fails with a message : Drive G:\ is no longer valid.  No offfer to install on another drive is made at any time...

All the other ideas to install through the command line have failed as when I enter the command as msiexec /i  INSTALLDIR="Location to Install" /qb the system simpy opens the Windows Installer and nothing happens.

pwillener
pwillener
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November 2, 2011

gberthon wrote:

Can you please tell me how and where to reach the installer panel that you show on the picture ?

You should get that automatically when using the full installer from http://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise/

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lnayal
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October 31, 2011

You can try installing via command line

command line for MSI installer is

msiexec /i <Path to Reader MSI> INSTALLDIR="Location to Install" /qb

command line for web installer is

<Path to web Installer> /msi INSTALLDIR="Location to Install" /qb

I hope this will help

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gberthonAuthor
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October 31, 2011

At what time do I have to go to the command line (if you can explain how to do this) ?  Before I go to Adobe site for the download ?  I am not sure I understand what you are explaining me.  Can you give me some details ?  Thanks in advance.

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lnayal
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October 31, 2011

Firstly go to control panel -> Add Remove Programs and check if there is any entry for Reader X. If it is present, uninstall it by clicking on uninstall button (it gets highlighted when you select reader X entry in Add Remove Programs). Let the uninstallation complete.

Download Reader from adobe site

http://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise

on to your local machine. Install then using command line

msiexec /i <Path to Reader MSI> INSTALLDIR="Location to Install" /qb

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Anonymous
October 30, 2011

You can install it from commandline.

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gberthonAuthor
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October 31, 2011

Thank you, but where and what is the command line ?

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