Downloading Adobe Reader 2017 Classic

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January 17, 2018
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This page has multiple downloads for

Acrobat 2017 and Acrobat Reader 2017 (Classic Track) release notes

For the 2017 classic there is a base application as well as five patches ".msp"

Is there a single msi/exe i can download for the installation?

Also this page has a download for Acrobat DC Classic. The file name is 2015 but "Last Published: May 9, 2017"

Download Acrobat DC Classic

What is the difference?

Is reader DC and reader different products? Is DC only available in 2015?

Can someone please try to explain?

Thank you.

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Ok, saved a lot of explanation.

DC is sometimes "everything since 2015" and sometimes it means just the continuous version. (Subscription for the paid software). You will see it used in either way.

To understand 2015 and 2017 look at the commercial software. 2015 was a paid for release of Acrobat (first called "12"!) It had updates but no new features. Later there was 2017 to catch up with some of the new features added for subscribers. Although Reader is free, it has essentially the same release structure as the paid software.

So... for Reader it 2017 was a bunch of new features. It continues with bug fix updates. This would be your starting position today: only someone who chose to freeze on an old version would use 2015. Most full releases are only EXE files. The Enterprise Deployment Guide talks about getting an MSI from that. You can expect to need to use an MSP to the latest version, and of course the whole point of the Classic track is that you choose when to install updates i.e. MSPs. Since they have critical security updates you'll want a deployment system for them.

Whew!

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Since Acrobat 10, all MSPs are cumulative. You only have to apply the latest, not all those in between.

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I think i am ready for testing.

Thank you very much.

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Legend

Ok, saved a lot of explanation.

DC is sometimes "everything since 2015" and sometimes it means just the continuous version. (Subscription for the paid software). You will see it used in either way.

To understand 2015 and 2017 look at the commercial software. 2015 was a paid for release of Acrobat (first called "12"!) It had updates but no new features. Later there was 2017 to catch up with some of the new features added for subscribers. Although Reader is free, it has essentially the same release structure as the paid software.

So... for Reader it 2017 was a bunch of new features. It continues with bug fix updates. This would be your starting position today: only someone who chose to freeze on an old version would use 2015. Most full releases are only EXE files. The Enterprise Deployment Guide talks about getting an MSI from that. You can expect to need to use an MSP to the latest version, and of course the whole point of the Classic track is that you choose when to install updates i.e. MSPs. Since they have critical security updates you'll want a deployment system for them.

Whew!