Deploy Reader DC

[tordimo]

I have tried to use MSIEXEC to install the AcroRead.msi via a batch file. This doesn't seem to want to install quietly without user interaction. Has anyone been able to deploy this quietly? Can someone help me out with this?

[JeanGurgle]

First of all, users are admin of their PC or not ?

If they are std user. Elevate to admin the script (double batch)

The start line is launched manually is working or not ?

[tordimo]

Not all of them are admin users but I am and it will not work on my PC, Laptop or another computer I built with a local admin on it. I have tested this out on Windows 10 and Windows 7 running the batch as admin and simply running it. I have added my batch text below. Please review. I don't think the issue is with the batch, I think this version of Reader doesn't like to install without user interaction. I am just hoping that there is a way around this.

There is a parent batch file that does the net use command then runs this one, once done it will remove the net use path.

msiexec /a "O:\Install_Apps\AcroRead.msi" /qn /L*v O:\Log_Output\Install\Adobe_%computername%_%USERNAME%.log

[JeanGurgle]

If you not using GPO and msi directly.

Use package in exe. And try in your batch : acrobatDCany.exe /sAll or start "acrobatDCany.exe /sAll"

[tordimo]

This looks like the Acrobat Pro executable. I am trying to install the Reader DC. I have not been able to find a .exe for this unless it is the setup.exe or the installer "readerdc_en_ce_install.exe and neither one of those are working.

[EnterpriseHelp]

Useful doc links:

• Overview — Acrobat and Adobe Reader Release Notes
• Acrobat-Reader Enterprise Toolkit Home

Installers:

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/

[tordimo]

This is the log output when I use one of the installers on that FTP site you linked. It does not seem to work either.

[anurag_gupta · Accepted solution]

Please try the following commandline:

- If you are using MSI:

msiexec /i "Path to AcroRead.msi" /qn /L*v "Path to log file"

- If you are using AcroRdrDC1501020056_en_US.exe:

AcroRdrDC1501020056_en_US.exe -sfx_nu /sAll /msi /L*v "Path to log file"

Let us know if this worked.

Thanks!

[tordimo]

I got this to work on Windows 10 but not yet on Windows 7. I had to download the Acrobat Customization Wizard and use that to create the transform file. Once done I was able to install this package silently. Now on to the OS version hurdle.

msiexec /a "O:\Install_Apps\Adobe_Reader_DC\AcroRead.msi" /quiet TRANSFORMS="O:\Install_Apps\Adobe_Reader_DC\AcroRead.mst" /L*v O:\Log_Output\Install\Adobe_%computername%_%USERNAME%.log