Creating AIP for Acrobat DC 1502020042

[Mikedewrfg243f]

I am trying to roll out Acrobat Reader 1502020042 to address this issue

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/release-note/acrobat-dc-november-03-2016.html

We are only a small company and deploy software using GPO.  Unfortunately I have not been able to create a valid installer to use.

The method I am using is to download ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/AcrobatDC/1500720033/AcroRdrDC1500720033_MUI.exe and ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/AcrobatDC/1502020042/AcroRdrDCUpd1502020042_MUI.msp

I extract the base installer using the command "AcroRdrDC1500720033_MUI.exe -sfx_o'D:\AdobeRdrDC' -sfx_ne" and then apply the patch using "msiexec /a 'D:\AdobeRdrDC\AcroRead.msi' /p AcroRdrDCUpd1502020042_MUI.msp"

No errors are reported during this process but when I run the resulting msi file the install fails while copying files with the message " Error 1334.  The file 'natives_blob.bin' cannot be installed because the file cannot be found in the cabinet file 'Data1.cab' ".

I have also tried the classic track and this fails with a similar error but about a drop box extension instead.

I have tried downloading AcroRdrDC1500720033_en_US.msi instead of the exe but was unable to patch it with AcroRdrDCUpd1502020042.msp I got an error saying "The upgrade patch cannot be installed ... the upgrade patch may update a different version of the program".

Please help this is driving me crazy!!

[Mikedewrfg243f · Accepted solution]

It figured out what I was doing wrong.

First extract the base exe installer...

"AcroRdr20151500630033_MUI.exe -sfx_o"D:\AdobeRdr2015" -sfx_ne"

Then run msiexec /a to create an AIP.  Be sure to specify a new folder as the destination

"msiexec /a AcroRead.msi"

Finally patch in the AIP in the new folder with the MSP file.

"msiexec /a d:\Acroread2015AIP\AcroRead.msi /p AcroRdr2015Upd1500630244_MUI.msp"

Deploy from the msi in the AIP folder.