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Adobe Reader 8.2 not working on Customization Wizard

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2010-01-20 11:31:11
kranoz
Registered: Jan 20 2010
Posts: 3

I tried creating a transform file from Adobe Reader 8.2 using Adobe Customization Wizard 8. However, the tool won't generate the transform and is looking for Setup.ini.

I looked again at the installer that I got and it is now a single msi file unlike the previous releases which is a compressed Setup.exe that I used to decompress and get the msi, cab file and the setup.ini.

Anyone knows how to get the compressed Setup.exe version of Adobe Reader 8.2 or how will it work with the Adobe Customization Wizard 8?

My Product Information:
Reader 8.1.7, Windows
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2010-01-21 00:41:42
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abhigyan
Expert
Registered: Nov 29 2007
Posts: 223
See if the steps in http://forums.adobe.com/thread/556351 work for you.
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2010-01-21 06:43:09
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kranoz
Registered: Jan 20 2010
Posts: 3
Thanks for the link.

However, those steps didn't work as well as upon generating the transform file the Customization Wizard is still asking for the Setup.ini.

I did however find the answer on a different source. You'll just have to copy the old setup.ini from a previous release and rename some fields inside it.
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2010-01-21 22:22:40
#3
DeepakS
Registered: Jan 21 2010
Posts: 1
You must be saving the package after making custom changes to the installer i.e.
File-->'Save package' option OR clicking the save icon OR doing Cntrl+S.
This would require a setup.ini file and thus you are shown an error for the same.

Instead of saving the package generate a transform file.

Follow these steps to generate a transform file:-

1.Open the installer using the customization 8 Wizard.
2. make the required changes
3. Click 'Transform' menu and select 'Generate Transform' option
4. save the transform file (say transform82.mst)


Use the following command line-
msiexec /i "Reader82.msi" TRANSFORMS="transform82.mst"
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2010-01-26 00:35:50
#4
thbritz
Registered: Mar 3 2008
Posts: 7
Hello all,

kranoz wrote:
I did however find the answer on a different source ... and rename some fields inside it.
It would be nice, if you could share your experiences with all others....

Thank you in advance.
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