[mikesw]

Here's a comment using google search which came to this site. THe author said that Adobe's instructions are
in the wrong order.
http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/ask_an_...ions/view/2689/

In general, here's the sequence of command line arguments: 
Install the base msi to Admin install point: 
msiexec /a acropro.msi TRANSFORMS=acropro.mst 

Extract the msp from the patch files 
Copy the transform and patch files to the install point 

Install the patches to the Admin install point: 
msiexec /a acropro.msi /p Ac705PrP_efgj.msp 
msiexec /a acropro.msi /p Acro707.msp 
msiexec /a acropro.msi /p Acro708.msp 
msiexec /a acropro.msi /p Acro709.msp 

Run the installation on a worskstation 
msiexec /i \acropro.msi TRANSFORMS=acropro.mst 

Don't forget to use InstallShield Tuner / Customization Wizard to set your serial number and other, sundry, options.

My question is that now that the patch is integrated on an Install Point, how do I take this install point
and roll it up back into a MSI file or exe file?

[Youngy]

t-readyroc, on Oct 25 2007, 07:22 PM, said:

• made my MST file by using the "copy package" option with the Adobe Customization Wizard
  
• I then left that package alone, as the original
  
• Then I created an AIP using this command
  
  

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  msiexec /a acropro.msi transforms=mymstname.mst
  
  
  
• I then updated the AIP according to the instructions found here, applying both the 8.1.0 then the 8.1.1 patches
  
  

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  msiexec /a <path to the acropromsi file in the aip location> /p AcrobatUpd810_efgj_incr.msp
  
  
  
• Then I copied setup.exe, setup.ini & my MST file into the new, updated AIP, & changed the settings accordingly

I now have two directories on the network: one for the original package that came off of the 8.0 CD plus its MST, and another for the updated AIP with its MST. I keep the original because of updating issues I'd experienced with 7.x in the past. I can run setup over the network unattended using a batch file no prob.

I've done all this and it does work, but the package has grown from 400MB to 800MB, being that I'm pushing this out to 350 users Im trying to keep this as small as possible. Is there a way to recreate the Data1.cab file and allow the msi to read it ok, instead of having this uncompressed AIP. I recreated the cab using makecab but the msi cant find the files within the cab so fails. Any help appreciated. (using Acrobat 8 Pro)

This post has been edited by Youngy: 13 February 2008 - 10:59 AM