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cramey925
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October 23, 2013
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Updating 10 to 11.0.05 via GPO???

  • October 23, 2013
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Every time...every flipping time I try to update reader via GPO, it's a major PITA!!!

I'm not new to this process and to these forums. I'm with a new job now and we are currently running reader x and we need to update to xi.  And of course, nothing I do is working!

I've downloaded upteen files and tried a gazillion different ways, but I just can't get a good AIP or patched msi for 11.0.05!!!

I'm ready to scream!

Someone, please, please, please help!

You may wonder what ways I've tried to get this accomplished.  My answer is, I've tried them all!  I've searched google, I've searched here, I've followed the admin guide; but nothing works!

I hate adobe for not simply releasing one flipping msi file for each update that we could all just push down with ease.  Why is that so @#$% hard to do?!?!?

Sorry, I've been trying this since last Friday and I'm upset, frustrated and tired of dealing with this.  I just want it done and off my plate!!!!

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Correct answer vdobhal

When you customize the installer and click on the "Save Package" button/menu item, it requires the setup.ini to include all the changes and the commandline for the transform. You can either extract the exe to the setup.ini or simply save the transform file using Transform > Generate Transform. The later action will only generate the transform and not write anything on setup.ini. In this case the user/admin has to include the parameter for the transform in the command line.

Thanks,

Vinod

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cramey925Author
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October 23, 2013

Okay, I think I have it.  I followed the admin doc again (http://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/aip.html) and patched 00 to 04 and then applied 05 which seems to have worked. 

However, now I have a new issue.  I'm trying to use the Customization Wizard to create the transorm, but I keep getting the setup.ini not found error.  I get it when I just try to generate the transform.  Argh!!!

EDIT, More info: I only get the setup.ini error when trying to change the "Installation Options" such as Run Installation Silently and/or Supress Reboot.  If I extract an exe, I can get the setup.ini file and use that, but will that work properly?

EnterpriseHelp
EnterpriseHelp
Inspiring
October 23, 2013

Hi Cramey925,

Here is some info:

  • Many admins use the boostrapper method rather than AIP method because the latter requires starting over with each update.
  • MSIs are always delivered in the main langs with every quarterly. See the FTP site for the downloads.
  • The MSIs are contained in the EXE. Extract it. You'll get the setup.ini file and abcpy.ini file. The Wizard uses both.
  • All resources are here: http://www.adobe.com/go/acrobatetk

HTH,

Ben

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