Skip to main content
M
Mike_Kozlowski
Participant
October 12, 2015
Question

Setting Default Viewer as Adobe does not work

  • October 12, 2015
  • 1 reply
  • 673 views

Hi,

I am using SCCM to deploy adobe reader with update 12 to my clients. I used the instructions from here Deploy Adobe Reader 11.0.4 with ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 | System Center ConfigMgr but even after created the custom MST file, Adobe still is prompting to be the default viewer. This is for Windows 10. Is there an updated customization wizard that I need? I have even tried using the command msiexec /i AcroRead.msi /qn IW_DEFAULT_VERB=Read and it still does not make Adobe the default viewer. Has anyone else experienced this? TIA

This topic has been closed for replies.

1 reply

EnterpriseHelp
EnterpriseHelp
Inspiring
October 12, 2015

Adobe is a company and the product names in your case are Reader and Acrobat. Q's:

  • Is Acrobat on the machine?
  • Is Reader already on the machine?
  • What is the default viewer prior to your latest install (confirm Reader 11.0.4 was the first install and Acrobat is not on the machine).

Start with the Adobe doc: Adobe Properties — Enterprise Administration Guide

Ben

M
Mike_KozlowskiAuthor
Participant
October 12, 2015

Thanks for the response.

No this is a fresh windows 10 installation without any prior reader installed. So the reader is not already installed before it is deployed to the machine. So there is no prior installation what so ever. I am unable to view a pdf until reader is install via SCCM.

EnterpriseHelp
EnterpriseHelp
Inspiring
October 12, 2015

Then you don't need to use any property to make Reader the default PDF viewer. Reader should take ownership of that MIME type automatically.

Ben

Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices