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February 13, 2020
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Can't find .msi install file

  • February 13, 2020
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Hello everyone. I have applied for Adobe Software Distribution Request and I received confirmation. The problem is there is no link to download an .msi install file, only .exe that I already have, respectively I can't distribute it through group policy.

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The customization wizard is just a small part of the Enterprise Toolkit for Acrobat Products https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/index.html

You need to be familiar with this whole document suite, but see especially https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/basics.html#expanding-exe-packages

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Brainiac
February 13, 2020

There is only an EXE. You must follow the instructions in the Toolkit to extract the MSI and then slipstream the lasted MSP. 

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Brainiac
February 13, 2020

The customization wizard is just a small part of the Enterprise Toolkit for Acrobat Products https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/index.html

You need to be familiar with this whole document suite, but see especially https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/basics.html#expanding-exe-packages

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Brainiac
February 13, 2020

I have already extracted the .msi from the .exe but apart from the .msi there are 6 more files in the folder that are required for the installation. One of them is the .mst file that includes the settings during the installation. BUT how can I wrap these files into one .msi so they can be deployed through GPO? Right now that 2MB .msi file is not worth anything because it requires the other files which is not good for GPO install. That Enterprise Toolkit points me to an FTP from which I can download Acrobat Customization Wizard DC which I already did. But I can't find anything useful in my case in the Enterprise Toolkit.


I believe you just slipstream it all into a new MSI, but I've never had to do this. Caution: if you do this you will probably have to manage all future patches, of which there are likely to be many, since the base product will change. This article seems a consise summary of how to get started: https://dailysysadmin.com/KB/Article/85/creating-a-managed-installation-of-adobe-reader-with-slipstreamed-updates/

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