Installing Adobe Flash 9 through Group Policy/Active Directory
This question is to see if there is an updated resolution in installing Flash Player (namely, Version 9) as an MSI through Active Directory. Currently, we did do the licensing process to get the Distribution file from Adobe, however, users who do not have administrative rights to their own computer, will not be able to install Flash Player without an error. Is there a way to encourage the Active X MSI install file to push onto computers where the users who are logging in do not have administrative rights?
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follow these steps exactly and you will have not problem deploying via a GPO.
Also you need to cerate a new transform file with the adobe customization wizard each time you setup the new administrative install point.
1. Copy the media Setup files to a location (i.e. C:\Acrobat9\) on your hard drive (of the machine where you need to create AIP).
2. Create a folder to a location on your hard drive (i.e. C:\A9\)
3. Open the command prompt.
4. Navigate to the media Setup files that you copied to you hard drive.
Example: >: cd C:\Acrobat9\
5. Run administrative installation from the command prompt.
Example:
> msiexec.exe /a AcroPro.msi
6. When prompted point it to the previously created folder (i.e. C:\A9\).
7. In the Windows Explorer create a new folder in a location of your choice ( i.e. C:\A910\ ).
8. In the Windows Explorer copy the files in the AIP folder (i.e. C:\A9\) to the newly created folder ( i.e. C:\A910\ ).
9. Place the Acrobat 9.1.0 Update file (AcroProStdUpd910_T12_incr
10. At the command prompt, navigate to the newly created folder that has the AIP files.
> : cd C:\A910\
11. At the command prompt run the Acrobat 9.1 Update
> msiexec.exe /a AcroPro.msi /p AcroProStdUpd910_T1_T2_inc
12. When prompted by the Acrobat installer, point the patch installation to the folder that you are running the installation from (i.e. C:\A910\).
13. When the installation patch is complete, create a new folder (C:\A912) and copy the patched AIP (i.e. C:\A910\) folder contents to a newly created folder (i.e. C:\A912\).
14. Place the Acrobat 9.1.2 Update file (AcrobatUpd912_all_incr.ms
15. At the command prompt, navigate to the newly created folder (i.e. C:\A912).
16. At the command prompt run the Acrobat 9.1.2 Update
> msiexec.exe /a AcroPro.msi /p AcrobatUpd912_all_incr.msp
17. When prompted by the Acrobat installer, point the patch installation to the folder that you are running the installation from (i.e. C:\A912\).
18. When the installation patch is complete, create a new folder (C:\A920) and copy the patched AIP (i.e. C:\A912\) folder contents to a newly created folder (i.e. C:\A920\).
19. Place the Acrobat 9.2 Update file (AcrobatUpd920_all_incr.ms
20. At the command prompt, navigate to the newly created folder (i.e. C:\A920\ ).
21. At the command prompt run the Acrobat 9.2 Update
> msiexec.exe /a AcroPro.msi /p AcrobatUpd920_all_incr.msp
22. When prompted by the Acrobat installer, point the patch installation to the folder that you are running the installation from (i.e. C:\A920\).
Follow the same for A930 and thereafter 9.3.1 now …..
23. You should now have a complete Acrobat 9.3.1 MSI and administrative install point set of files.
24) Now you may use ¿ msiexec /i <Full path of MSI on AIP> on your end machine to run the deployment of Acrobat9.3 (provided that test machine don’t have any older version of Acrobat on it)
Also you need to cerate a new transform file with the adobe customization wizard each time you setup the new administrative install point.
1. Copy the media Setup files to a location (i.e. C:\Acrobat9\) on your hard drive (of the machine where you need to create AIP).
2. Create a folder to a location on your hard drive (i.e. C:\A9\)
3. Open the command prompt.
4. Navigate to the media Setup files that you copied to you hard drive.
Example: >: cd C:\Acrobat9\
5. Run administrative installation from the command prompt.
Example:
> msiexec.exe /a AcroPro.msi
6. When prompted point it to the previously created folder (i.e. C:\A9\).
7. In the Windows Explorer create a new folder in a location of your choice ( i.e. C:\A910\ ).
8. In the Windows Explorer copy the files in the AIP folder (i.e. C:\A9\) to the newly created folder ( i.e. C:\A910\ ).
9. Place the Acrobat 9.1.0 Update file (AcroProStdUpd910_T12_incr
10. At the command prompt, navigate to the newly created folder that has the AIP files.
> : cd C:\A910\
11. At the command prompt run the Acrobat 9.1 Update
> msiexec.exe /a AcroPro.msi /p AcroProStdUpd910_T1_T2_inc
12. When prompted by the Acrobat installer, point the patch installation to the folder that you are running the installation from (i.e. C:\A910\).
13. When the installation patch is complete, create a new folder (C:\A912) and copy the patched AIP (i.e. C:\A910\) folder contents to a newly created folder (i.e. C:\A912\).
14. Place the Acrobat 9.1.2 Update file (AcrobatUpd912_all_incr.ms
15. At the command prompt, navigate to the newly created folder (i.e. C:\A912).
16. At the command prompt run the Acrobat 9.1.2 Update
> msiexec.exe /a AcroPro.msi /p AcrobatUpd912_all_incr.msp
17. When prompted by the Acrobat installer, point the patch installation to the folder that you are running the installation from (i.e. C:\A912\).
18. When the installation patch is complete, create a new folder (C:\A920) and copy the patched AIP (i.e. C:\A912\) folder contents to a newly created folder (i.e. C:\A920\).
19. Place the Acrobat 9.2 Update file (AcrobatUpd920_all_incr.ms
20. At the command prompt, navigate to the newly created folder (i.e. C:\A920\ ).
21. At the command prompt run the Acrobat 9.2 Update
> msiexec.exe /a AcroPro.msi /p AcrobatUpd920_all_incr.msp
22. When prompted by the Acrobat installer, point the patch installation to the folder that you are running the installation from (i.e. C:\A920\).
Follow the same for A930 and thereafter 9.3.1 now …..
23. You should now have a complete Acrobat 9.3.1 MSI and administrative install point set of files.
24) Now you may use ¿ msiexec /i <Full path of MSI on AIP> on your end machine to run the deployment of Acrobat9.3 (provided that test machine don’t have any older version of Acrobat on it)
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