[muiz]

@dale5605 thx !!!!!

[sdorsey]

Wow.. this one was a pain. I found a Adobe KB article on this one.

http://www.adobe.com...ocs/330817.html

The part that worked for me was:

msiexec /p Ac705RDP_efgj.msp REINSTALLMODE=omus REINSTALL=ALL /qn

They had a diffrent MSP file, but I changed it to the file I had and it worked with no UI (/qn switch).

Hope this helps someone. I'd install the 7.05 full, but I just finished installing the 7.00 and fixing the people who had the full blown so it would use the full version and not the reader.

Sean Dorsey

[jrf2027]

Does anybody know if Adobe has released a "basic" version of 7.0.5 Reader, as opposed to the full 20 MB download? I really don't like the full version of Adobe Reader 7.0.5, and have tried to patch my prior administrative install of Adobe Reader 7.0.0 Basic without success.

On the other hand, if anybody has had any luck patching an administrative install with this patch...please share!

[bmn]

what is silent switch for exe file?
imean i downloded adobe reader(AdbeRdr705_enu.exe) directly from its site.
and previous silent switch is not working on new release.
what to do?

[isitaye]

isn't it easier if you use the switches the standalone version....worked simple for me

http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/read...05_enu_full.exe

[laderio]

Has anyone a MST-file where is no link on desktop, no update and no-EULA-accept for deploying via group policy?

This post has been edited by laderio: 19 October 2005 - 11:43 AM

[bmn]

isitaye, on Oct 19 2005, 05:30 AM, said:

isn't it easier if you use the switches the standalone version....worked simple for me

http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/read...05_enu_full.exe

u mean old switches r not gone work for this version?
then what swiches i can use.

[ran]

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Has anyone a MST-file where is no link on desktop, no update and no-EULA-accept for deploying via group policy?

As an alternative, just do a quick .reg add during your unattended setup for those things. That's what I've setup.

Ran

[crashball]

Doc Symbiosis, on Oct 14 2005, 09:30 AM, said:

Dynaletik, on Oct 14 2005, 08:19 AM, said:

OK I got it. Just downloaded the full 7.05 release. Installed it and grabbed the msi and the data1.cab out of the %programfiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Setup Files folder. Then I start the msi with the following cmd:

AdobeReader705.msi TRANSFORMS=AdobeReader70.mst /qb-! /norestart

The mst file of version 7.0 still works for me, so the Yahoo button and the license agreement are removed.

I'm just curious, what the "!" in the "/qb-!" switch means?

The ! disables the cancel button. The user can not see it.

[Historic]

laderio, on Oct 19 2005, 11:42 AM, said:

Has anyone a MST-file where is no link on desktop, no update and no-EULA-accept for deploying via group policy?

Hi, attached .mst file to no link to desktop, no update, no eula, no optimization, no sl.exe in startup folder, no ads and a bunch of other tweaks for v7.0.5.

If applying mst to fullfile.exe, make sure to pass the complete path of .mst

Can anyone help me disabling that pageunit display which keeps flashing at the bottom left corner every now and then when scrolling through document?

Ya I am quiet aware of individual page height and width but to flash it on every page just gets annoying. Thanks adobe.

I tried many possible combinations of reg tweaks without success.

8.5" x 11" grrr.

Attached File(s)

•  Adobe_Reader_7.0.5.zip (2.68K)
  Number of downloads: 163

[laderio]

Thank you very much
But can you tell me, what is the bunch of other tweaks ? ^^
Or how can I make my own .mst file for adobe reader?

[Historic]

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Thank you very much
But can you tell me, what is the bunch of other tweaks ? ^^
Or how can I make my own .mst file for adobe reader?

Well to name a few, ads in the reader have been taken care off,
yahoo toolbar is hidden, no purchase adobe, create pdf online in the file menu, no online update checking.
Removed the optimization when installing, there is no Adobe Reader speed-up shortcut
in all-users startup folder. EULA is automatically accepted. Desktop shortcut is removed.
Default view is Continuous-facing and fit-width. Re-open docs to last view is set to all documents.

The way I did it {matter of personal preference, you can use your own way} was to
first off all download installed and used "Adobe Reader Tune-Up" from adobe site to create
the basic .mst file.
Some options were not available is Tune-Up so after creating the mst files in Tune-Up,
opened the same in "Wise for Windows Installer v5", then added some default reg-tweaks
into the main component group, then saved the .mst.
Upon saving the mst in Wise, noticed that it bloated the mst so tried different mst editors until I
settled on Masai Installer. Once again opened the mst in Masai Installer editor and removed the
additional non-required bloat created by Wise. Saved, tested and thats the mst I posted.

To merge mst into msi, I used ORCA, saved the transformed msi, and finally created my own
705 installer based on the new msi.
This way whenever I install from the new package, dont have to worry about passing command line
parameters to msi and gets insalled just the way I like it.

Still looking to disable page-Unit display at the bottom.

[jguderian]

@Historic

Do you have any idea why the registry keys for the toolbar etc. that you added wouldnt be applied during the install? I created an admin install point, and then applied your transform to it within Orca, and saved a new 'transformed' .msi which I then distributed via SMS 2003. It installs fine, and I dont get the EULA and the update button is gone, but it appears most of the registry addons that you provided didnt take effect?

Just curious if you had any idea why?

Thanks for your help.

[Itanium]

isitaye, on Oct 19 2005, 02:30 PM, said:

isn't it easier if you use the switches the standalone version....worked simple for me

http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/read...05_enu_full.exe

AdbeRdr70_enu_full.exe /Q /W /S /V"/QN" worked silently for unpacking and for installing.
The new version, 7.05, is not using the same silent switch for unpacking.
Of course, best way is to keep this incredible compresion from Netopsystem FEAD and not to unpack it.

so: 19,9MB (Netopsystem) vs 33,7MB (unpacked) is something to think when you want to include a setup on your CD...

[paulus4605]

deleted wrong topic sorry

This post has been edited by paulus4605: 11 December 2005 - 04:07 AM

[barik]

The easiest way by far to setup a custom, unattended, silent install is to use the InstallShield Tuner for Adobe Reader from Adobe themselves. Additional instructions can be found in the Unattended Setup for Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 article. Let me know if this helps.

Regards,

Titus