Adobe Reader Dc X64 Silent Install
Keena Wiegert
Hello friends,
I would like to distribute Adobe Reader DC via Workspace One and in order to do that I have to get the installer to start in the silent mode.
I have tried several commands like /s, /?, /help, /sAll, /qn, /quiet.... etc. and all of them just start the .Exe normally. I also found an Msi file but that one just has the 32 Bit Version.
So my question is, how do I start the .exe silently? Anyone could help me there?
Ah sorry I kind off explained it wrong.
So before I can deploy it via Workspace one I always test it out on my own PC via CMD.
So normally you can launch most .exe files in cmd silently with the /s command.
"setup.exe /s" for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC this doesnt work for some reason.
What I would like to know is how I can install Adobe Acobat Reader DC on my own PC via CMD silently.
Thanks for the help and again sorry for the mistake.
Additionally, if I am not mistaken, before you deploy any installtion package (.msi) remotely, it is easier if you customize an installation package into a new .msi taylored to the needs of your work environment.
Hey I got another question, is there any Installer for the free Version of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC? I am unable to find these.
-dc-downloads.html
This one only has Standard and Pro while the other one only has a simple Exe with no way of starting it silently.
Can anyone please advise what the silent switch is now to install adobe reader dc 15.023 for the exe as I cant find any msi installer and the usually silent switches are all failing. This s getting very tiresome as they seem to keep changing the switches from one release to another.
Looks like Adobe have reorganised their web site. Again. I do wish web site designers were given the job of keeping all old links working, FIRST, and then adding fabulous new stuff SECOND. Anyway, the enterprise deployment guide is here Acrobat-Reader Enterprise Toolkit Home and the Forum for discussing it is here: Enterprise Deployment (Acrobat and Reader)
I'm just going to through it out there... One of the key teachings for A+ Certification is read the manual. If you have looked at the documentation and still need assistance, then, go ask for help. I get some manuals are pretty thick, and even hard to understand... But this documentation flat out lists the switches and how to do everything pretty clear. One shouldn't be upset when asked to go read the manual especially when it is as clear as this one.
I must say I am surprised at the attitude of people who claim to be sysadmins but don't want to read a manual. To me the sysadmin is basically an ordinary user who is prepared to read manuals. Yeah, yeah, we're all busy, read the damn manual.
Must say... Came here looking for official documentation for our tech's repository, and I was shocked at the attitude from the company itself. The community, not the company, provided not only the solution, but also the correct documentation. Adobe was wrong, and then got mad that they didn't have it together. Perhaps I'll madate Foxit and Phantom, as your updated EULA which allows for the collection of PII is rubbing me wrong to begin with.
I have a program that silently installs Adobe Reader 9.4 and it works wonderfully, but when I upgrade it to install Adobe Reader X the commands I use to run it don't work properly. I get the Windows Installer help window pop up. Here's what I'm running for 9.4:
The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is used for viewing, printing, signing, sharing, and annotating PDFs. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Adobe Reader DC from the command line using both EXE & MSI installers.
The information above provides a quick overview of the software title, vendor, silent install, and silent uninstall switches. The download links provided take you directly to the vendors website. Continue reading if you are interested in additional details and configurations.
Generating a log file during installation will assist with troubleshooting should any problems arise. You can use the following commands to create a verbose log file with details about the installation.
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I downloaded the MUI client from Adobe "AdbeRdr11000_mui_Std.zip" and created a MST file with the wirzard. The setup does not install the locale folder with the additional language files when I'm using silent paramter like qn/qb/qr. There are also missing other language files(filesname are same but the have another extension like .DEU for German) in other folder.
I think I solved the problem.
I had the same problem like you. The "locale" folder didn't install, so only english was available.
I install the Adobe Reader 11 MUI normaly (not in the silent mode) and choose another language as english.
After the installation I found the "locale" folder in the Programmfolder of Adobe Reader.
I copied the locale folder into the Customitization Wizard an overwrote all files.
Then I install the created setup and i works.
Try to use the AdbeRdrSD11000_all.msi instead. If you are not going to use the setup.exe during the installation and decides to use the MSI instead on your current media, it will be installed in English by default. You can later install the updates like AdbeRdrUpd11001_MUI.msp which will be like a MUI pack. Hope this helps.
Normally, when installations fail or certain features are missing only when the install is run silently, the culprit is a Custom Action which appears in the InstallUISequence but not in the InstallExecuteSequence.
Just recently, my French users reported that while their Reader GUI is in French, they cannot add their initials or signature to a pdf via the "Fill & Sign" option on the toolbar. I tested in English and it works, but when Reader is in French (or any non-English language) it doesn't work.
May this is a bug because have a look to the sort order in the folder list. It should be under Legal but is under Browser. The German language files has a key icon which means it's not possible to deselect it for installation.
I'm making a autoinstall batch program, and I want to install adobe reader silent. The problem is that it won't install silent. I'm getting the gui asking me to click next and wait. After it is installed it will open the browser. Is there anything so I can install Adobe Reader silent and without opening the browser.
Wondering if anyone has deployed Adobe Reader 11.0.03 using Dell KACE? I cannot find the parameters to install this silently. For Reader 11.0.02 I used /sAll /rs /msi EULA_ACCEPT=YES but this will not work for the latest version. If anyone knows that would be great if you could share. Thanks!
Ah, yes. Using the full installer does change things. If I remember correctly, I could not get that one to silently install either. What I ended up doing was I built a package (again this is with PDQDeploy) that used the 11.00 full installer, then installed 11.01-.03 .msp updates silently.
I've done some experimenting with automating software installs using powershell and winget. As many of you know, one of the primary blockers to winget is the fact that it runs in the user session. After a few hours of reading discussions on github, I came across this thread with a promising approach from rothgecw to running winget as system. This opened up a world of possibility!
In my testing I discovered that when winget upgrades, the old directory in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps isn't always deleted so I needed a way to find the most up to date version of winget in the WindowsApps folder. Hence the first part of the script below. I start by finding the directory winget is installed in, if there are multiple versions, I sort the directories by path and save the last path as a variable. From there I write the output of the variable to the console for sanity and troubleshooting purposes so I can see the directory in the command results from within the JumpCloud admin console. Then I cd to that directory and we are ready to start using winget as system.
After navigating to the correct directory, we can pass commands to winget. Below is an example of a powershell script that installs Adobe Acrobat Reader on a system if it isn't already installed. I start by searching the device for the software using winget list. Then I use an if statement to determine whether or not the software needs installed. If the software does need installed, I pass the following command to winget for a silent install of Adobe Acrobat Reader: winget install --id 'Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit' --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements.
Thanks for sharing Jacob. Been following winget for a while but running with Jumpcloud has never been successful.
Just tested the script above to install an app but it just returns Adobe Reader is already installed, but actually its not installed on the device.
Have you stumbled across this issue before ? Or where do you reckon I might have gone wrong?
@BeckyScott Sure thing.
So the script is literally the same as @JacobLawson has posted above but to install OpenVPN Connect. I have tried the above script and the result is the same for Adobe Reader too.
Here is the screen recording: _eXmDJgvIpqvbDP9o5/view?usp=sharing
Here is the script from Jacob where I have just replaced Adobe to install OpenVPN
- Start InstallShield Tuner 7.0 for Adobe Acrobat and follow the instructions. Choose the *.itw file and the *.msi from the "ACROPRO700" folder. By Default the Tuner will create an AcroPro.MST in "ACROPRO700". At this stage you can configure most of the options and reg tweaks you want configured... Xcept maybe Activation...
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