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July 6, 2023
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32 bit installer for 2022 Acrobat Pro DC and Reader DC

  • July 6, 2023
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As the title says, I'm looking for a 32 bit installer (for integrated app/plugin compatibility at my company) for Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and Reader DC. I've found a 2023 (latest release) 32 bit installer here:

Download Acrobat installer for Enterprise term or VIP license (adobe.com)

But this does me no good, as the apps I need the Adobe installation to work with require a 2022 release of Adobe Reader/Pro DC. 

I've found a library of patches including the 2022 patches for those app here, but no original/base installation media...

Acrobat Enterprise Release Notes — Acrobat-Acrobat Reader Release Notes (adobe.com)

 

Can anyone recommend a known good place to download a 32 bit, 2022 version of Acrobat Pro DC and Reader DC?

Or alternatively, if I could find older (2020, 2021) releases I could patch up to 2022 using the patches at the second site I linked above...just need to find the .exe/.msi installers for a 32bit build of each app.

 

Correct answer Brad @ Roaring Mouse

@Brad @ Roaring MouseHow can I get Adobe to work on my Surface Pro X? I tried the above mentioned process but there is no .msp file in my zip file. Please help!


I don't know anything about Surface Pro, but I assume since it's an ARM based system probably can't run any Acrobat not designed to run on that platform (others here with more knowledge on this can chime in). so my above advice is probably not applicable.

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Brad @ Roaring Mouse
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July 7, 2023

There are no "2022" versions of the installers.. never were, really. The Acrobat DC is ONE installer package that comes with a base install and then applies the most recent update, so the installer you download TODAY has the 23.003.20215 update included. What you could try is download the installer package, un-zip it, delete the update .msp file, then install. This should install the base 2015 version. You can then install the update version you want. However, DC will want to continually update itself to the latest version, so you would have to instruct ALL your users to disable auto-updates.  This is not a good security practice, so what is it about the current releases that is causing you issues?

If it's just the new interface layout, you can turn that off.

jeff_l3hAuthor
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July 7, 2023

We use an enterprise PLM software (Siemens Teamcenter) that has certified integration support for specific builds of Adobe Reader DC & Acrobat Pro DC. I've tested on the latest 2023 Adobe patches, and they definitely do not work. Per Siemens, certified Adobe versions are Reader/Pro DC versions 2020 & 2022 (32 bit only).

I've actually got the base release for Reader DC from 2020 in the 32bit version, and from my research so far I was thinking installing then patching up to a 2022 release would be what I'd have to do....so I'm alright there. For Acrobat Pro DC though, I haven't had any luck whatsoever finding a pre-2023 installer (either a .exe or .msi) in a 32 bit variant.