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BrettHusted
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May 20, 2016
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Installing Reader DC 15.016.20039 using SCCM 2012

  • May 20, 2016
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I'm having an issue pushing out Reader DC 15.016.20039 using an application package I created with SCCM 2012R2. I believe I've narrowed down the issue to the Command-Line syntax I'm using. I'm trying to install Reader with an MST file I created using Adobe's Customization app.

If I use the following syntax msiexec /i "AcroRead.msi" /q, then Reader will install successfully on any workstation I push it to.

When I use the following syntax msiexec /i "AcroRead.msi" /q TRANSFORMS="AcroRead.mst", the installation fails.

I am able to manually install Reader with the MST file using the following syntax msiexec /i [UNC PATH]\AcroRead.msi TRANSFORMS="AcroRead.mst" /qb so I know it's not an issue with the shared folder, permissions or the MST file I had created.

Any help, advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!!

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    BrettHustedAuthor
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    May 20, 2016

    **Update** - I was finally able to install Adobe Reader DC 15.016.20039 with an MST file, but now have a new issue. Using the same application package, I am unable to install the MSP (Patch) file that I extracted from the executable.

    According to Adobe's "Windows cmd line and msiexec" document (Windows cmd line and msiexec — Enterprise Administration Guide), the proper syntax should be msiexec /i "AcroRead.msi" /q PATCH="AcroRdrDCUpd1501620039.msp" TRANSFORMS="AcroRead.mst". When I deploy the package to workstation, it fails.

    Has anyone come across a similar issue?

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    CRoth2
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    May 26, 2016

    Patch has to be a full path, can't be relative if I remember correctly.  The easier way is to download the entire Enterprise deployment https://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise/ and extract to a folder.  Then edit the "Setup.ini" that comes with it.

    Change it from:

    [Startup]
    RequireMSI=3.0

    [Product]
    PATCH=AcroRdrDCUpd1501620039.msp
    msi=AcroRead.msi

    [MSI Updater]
    Path=http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/8.x/8.0/misc/WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe

    To be:

    [Startup]
    RequireMSI=3.0
    CmdLine=/sAll /rs

    [Product]
    PATCH=AcroRdrDCUpd1501620039.msp
    msi=AcroRead.msi

    CmdLine=TRANSFORMS="Reader.mst"


    [MSI Updater]
    Path=http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/8.x/8.0/misc/WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe

    This adds your MST Transform file "Reader.mst" to the command line of the MSI as well as the patch.  The other command line ("/sAll /rs") makes the "Setup.exe" run silently.  Now all you do is import the AcroRead.msi into SCCM update the version information to be 15.016.20039.  This way it gets the MSI Product code to use for uninstall and detection method.  Then go edit the deployment type to change the install command line.  The install command line is now nothing but "Setup.exe" with no switches whatsoever.  Dues to the configuration of the Setup.ini it will run silently, apply for transform and apply the patch.

    Works like a champ!

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      CRoth2
      Participating Frequently
      June 4, 2016

      BrettHusted​ did that resolve your issue?

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