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dons3534843
dons3534843
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January 13, 2017
Question

Adobe Reader DC 15.023 silent install command

  • January 13, 2017
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Can anyone please advise what the silent switch is now to install adobe reader dc 15.023 for the exe as I cant find any msi installer and the usually silent switches are all failing. This s getting very tiresome as they seem to keep changing the switches from one release to another.

I have tried these so far and non work.

/qn

/qn ALLUsers=2

/S

/s

/quiet

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    matthewb20595137
    Known Participant
    April 25, 2019

    What they said ^

    If you're not sure, you can almost always type setup.exe /?

    Adobe Reader DC also has an .msp and a .ini file that control some things.

    Basically, setup.exe calls AcroRead.msi, and then the .msp file updates it to the most current version.  The .ini file is what calls out which .msi and .msp setup.exe uses. 

    You should also download the adobe acrobat customization wizard, which you can use to change the behavior of the install.  You should really read the manual though, they spell it all out.

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      Test Screen Name
      Legend
      February 22, 2019

      The documentation covers how to extract the MSI and MSP from the EXE, which is the starting point for most choices in deployment.

      I must say I am surprised at the attitude of people who claim to be sysadmins but don't want to read a manual. To me the sysadmin is basically an ordinary user who is prepared to read manuals. Yeah, yeah, we're all busy, read the damn manual.

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      Anthony5D3A
      Participant
      August 12, 2020

      Must say...  Came here looking for official documentation for our tech's repository, and I was shocked at the attitude from the company itself.  The community, not the company, provided not only the solution, but also the correct documentation.  Adobe was wrong, and then got mad that they didn't have it together.  Perhaps I'll madate Foxit and Phantom, as your updated EULA which allows for the collection of PII is rubbing me wrong to begin with. 

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      edmonaft
      Participant
      February 22, 2019

      When typing this

      AcroRdrDC1901020098_en_US.exe /?

      These are the available parameters

      Therefore, i tried

      AcroRdrDC1901020098_en_US.exe /sAll /rs

      BTW, i am pushing this install/update/upgrade via PDQ Deploy as I needed this be pushed right away.

      This parameter allowed me to deploy the latest Acrobat DC.

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        Test Screen Name
        Legend
        February 12, 2018

        Yes, I always thought that reading the documentation was the sysadmin's job. Indeed, it's having read the documentation that makes them a sysadmin...

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          scottm43589011
          Participant
          April 11, 2018

          Well, of course the other mark of a sysadmin would have been to offer the right documentation, not a completely irrelevant link.   ;-)

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            brrc
            brrc
            Participant
            December 1, 2017

            Try unzipping the executable with 7zip

              screennamescreen
              screennamescreen
              Participating Frequently
              October 3, 2017

              The ACTUAL answer to this question is /sAll. I don't know why Adobe makes this so hard, but this works:

              setup.exe /sAll

                lloydw73533960
                lloydw73533960
                Participant
                September 20, 2017

                this is not helpful at all.  it was a simple question what is the switch that will provide a silent install.   not to go read the manual... 

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                  Test Screen Name
                  Legend
                  September 20, 2017

                  If we would have to read the manual to answer you, we prefer that you do it.

                    screennamescreen
                    screennamescreen
                    Participating Frequently
                    October 3, 2017

                    Try reading the question. OP said they couldn't find the MSI and therefore the answer of "go read the MSI manual" is less than useless.

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                      Community Manager
                      sb116Community Manager
                      Community Manager
                      February 3, 2017

                      Hi Dons3534843,

                      Apologies for the delayed response.

                      Please refer to the article in the link below for details and step wise information on the same:

                      Windows cmd line and msiexec — Enterprise Administration Guide

                      Let me know if you still need help with it.

                      Thanks,

                      Supriya

                      screennamescreen
                      screennamescreen
                      Participating Frequently
                      October 3, 2017

                      How did this get marked as the answer. Did you even read the question?

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