staples Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 To get the MSI install:1. download http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/read...70_enu_full.exe2. install acrobat 7.0 on one workstation3. get the Adobe Reader 7.0.msi and data1.cab file out of C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Setup Files\RdrBig\ENU____\ directorymsiexec /i "Adobe Reader 7.0.msi" EULA_ACCEPT=YES /qb-change the qb- to qn if you want a silent install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrf2027 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 You don't even need to install the program. Just double-click the AdbeRdr70_enu_full.exe file. It automatically extracts the msi and the data1.cab file to %programfiles%Acrobat 7.0. Just dig through the folder levels and you'll find it. Then cancel the installation before it installs anything. (Don't know if you can use WinRar to extract the files - I don't have it at work.)You can also make an administrative install of it. I changed the name of the .msi file to acrobatreader.msi (for compatibility with my existing RunOnceEx file), then ran the following command:msiexec /a (Pathtothefile)\acrobatreader.msiIt creates an administrative install. (7.0 gained about 20 megabytes over 6.0!)Then, just use WinRar or another compressor program to save space, and you should be able to install it using /qb (haven't been able to test this yet and won't be able to for about four more hours, so don't quote me on this!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfm Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 If anybody wonders, the switch that works is:/qb- REBOOT=Suppress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrf2027 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 @Kamil:Administrative install, or non-admin install using the .msi and the data1.cab file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanVM Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Like my Acrobat 6.x installers, I'm going to be adding a bunch of registry tweaks to the MSI as well (like no Auto Update, no Ads, etc).First round of testing went very well with just a few changes needing to be made. I'll hopefully have it out later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfm Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 @Kamil:Administrative install, or non-admin install using the .msi and the data1.cab file?@jrf2027 Using .msi and the data1.cab file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staples Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Here is a mst to remove yahoo searchremove adsdisable autoupdateno Eula.Adobe_Reader_7.0.mst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itdevil Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 :$ i'm new arround here. how do i use this *.mst file for unattented installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewpayne Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 nice one Staples! works a treat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewpayne Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 @itdevil:nameofmsi.msi TRANSFORMS=nameofmst.MST /qb- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinout Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 My method (simple!)Download Adobe Reader 7.0 Basic version:http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/read...beRdr70_enu.exeBatch file:START "" /WAIT AdbeRdr70_enu.exe" /s /v/qn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oioldman Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Just to add my pennies worth,Why not just get the msi and cab file?In runonceex.cmd file use switches of /quiet /norestart and away you go.Not sure how/why some people manage to make these so complicated for no reason. Or have i missed something.The basic, if you download yourself, has no Yahoo Toolbar, nor Photoshop, nor Adobe Download manager applied. The msi and cab are gathered from c:\prgram files\adobe\adobe 7.0\<forget>\ENURyanVM msi, appears to be the best for home users, but my company wouldn't like all the tweaks, shame as some are useful.an oldman who's a tad confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itdevil Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 @itdevil:nameofmsi.msi TRANSFORMS=nameofmst.MST /qb-would it be something like this in RunOnceEx for complete slient (Unattented Install)REG ADD %KEY%\006 /VE /D "Acrobat Reader 7.0" /fREG ADD %KEY%\006 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\AdobeReader\Adober~1.msi TRANSFORMS=Adober.mst /qb-" /f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oioldman Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 /qb-! gives the progress box and hides the cancel button/qn shows nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewpayne Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 @itdevil - yes that would work and as oldman stated qb- would simply show the progress rather than a complete silent install. Although I'd be inclined to add a /norestart at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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