I was able to execute the installation properly for each using using Bigfix, but you could also do it via group policy. You need to be able to detect the current logged in user, or use variables which return or bypass the need for related information such as user key and user name.
I've cleaned this up SLIGHTLY to remove some of the more obvious Bigfix-specific code, but be sure you also check for and clean up anything in curly braces { } and any ifs. That means it's relevance within the action: it's resolving that information to decide the correct solution for each deployment.
//Kill adobeconnectaddin.exe if the program is running for upgrade to run
taskkill /F /IM adobeconnectaddin.exe
// only continue if there is exactly 1 user logged on since this is a profile specific install
// IBM Bigfix script here - you should adapt or skip this section.
continue if {(exists current user) AND (1 = number of logged on users)}
// uninstall older versions
//// if for detection of older versions
if {exists (files "adobeconnectaddin.exe" whose(version of it <= "11.9.980.387") of folders "AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\www.macromedia.com\bin\adobeconnectaddin" of folders (name of current user) of folders "C:\Users")}
//// execution of uninstall with relevance for current user - swap relevance/variable, depending upon your deployment platform
cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\{name of current user}\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\www.macromedia.com\bin\adobeconnectaddin\unins000.exe" /VerySilent
endif
// if related to flash player, I can't remember why but we needed it
if {exists folder "C:\Users\{name of current user}}\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\www.macromedia.com\bin\adobeconnectaddin"}
cmd.exe /c rmdir /q /s "C:\Users\{name of current user}\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\www.macromedia.com\bin\adobeconnectaddin"
endif
// execution of install with relevance (or insert your variable) for user directory. You can point the installation to the specific user folder!!! But it doesn't add uninstallation registry keys, so it doesn't show up in A/RP...yet!
AdobeConnectAddinInstaller.exe /VERYSILENT /DIR="C:\Users\{name of current user}\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\www.macromedia.com\bin\adobeconnectaddin"
// Add Uninstall registry entries manually. This section is in bigfix action script - you could probably convert this to reg add or whatever your platform is pretty quickly, or simply deploy a reg file already containing them! Just be sure you add it to the HKCU, or the specific user registry hive you're trying to install to.
// begin create file
delete __createfile
createfile until END
echo Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 >> adobeconnect.reg
[{user key of logged on user}\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe Connect 9 Add-in]
"DisplayName"="Adobe Connect 9 Add-in"
"Publisher"="Adobe Systems Incorporated"
"DisplayVersion"="11.9.980.387"
"DisplayIcon"="C:\\Users\\{name of current user}\\AppData\\Roaming\\Macromedia\\Flash Player\\www.macromedia.com\\bin\\adobeconnectaddin\\adobeconnectaddin.exe,0"
"InstallDate"="{(year of current date as string) & (month of current date as two digits as string) & (day_of_month of current date as two digits as string)}"
"NoRepair"=dword:00000001
"NoModify"=dword:00000001
"HelpLink"="http://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect.html"
"UninstallString"="C:\\Users\\{name of current user}\\AppData\\Roaming\\Macromedia\\Flash Player\\www.macromedia.com\\bin\\adobeconnectaddin\\unins000.exe"
END
delete AdobeConnect.reg
move __createfile AdobeConnect.reg
// execute add registry keys
regedit /s AdobeConnect.reg
// cleanup of older versions
if {exist key "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe Connect Add-In" of (user key of logged on user) of native registry}
delete __createfile
createfile until END
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-{user key of logged on user}\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe Connect Add-In]
END
delete legacyremoval.reg
move __createfile legacyremoval.reg
regedit /s legacyremoval.reg
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