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September 30, 2025
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getting error message -Acrobat installation failed -error code 136 & failed with exit code: 1603

  • September 30, 2025
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Good day Team, 

one of my end-user facing challange and Acrobat installation failed - in-side creative cloud apps. but he able to install photo shop. 

Error code summary below.

Exit Code: 7
Please see specific errors below for troubleshooting. For example,  ERROR: DW003, DW071 ...


-------------------------------------- Summary --------------------------------------

 - 0 fatal error(s), 2 error(s) 



----------- Payload: Adobe Acrobat 25.1.20693.0 Adobe Acrobat\Setup.exe_25.001.20693 -----------

ERROR: DW071: 

ERROR: DW003: Third party payload installer Adobe Acrobat\Setup.exe failed with exit code: 1603

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 we run creative cloud tool however still we facing same error.

kindly advise me the steps to fix it 

Thanks, well in advance

Cheers 

ASK 🙂

1 reply

Meenakshi Negi
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 30, 2025

Hi senthil_4282,

 

Thank you for reaching out, and sorry about the trouble caused.

 

As you get the error exit code 7, please try the troubleshooting steps sugested in the following help document: https://adobe.ly/42mwDy2

 

If the issue still occurs, let us know.

 

Thanks,

Meenakshi