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How to stop Adobe Updater

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2007-08-20 09:56:06
Keir
Registered: Aug 10 2006
Posts: 5

sorry if this is obvious, but how do I stop Adobe Updater running on windows XP?
Have tried renaming updater in the plugins, removing a registry key, checking IE add ons. This programme renders PCs unusable until it can be quit.
Thanks
Keir

My Product Information:
Reader 7.0.9, Windows
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2007-08-21 07:36:59
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dthanna
ExpertTeam
Registered: Sep 28 2005
Posts: 248
For just you, login as an Admin on the machine. In A/R goto Preferences then Updats - in there you can shut them off. However, the changes will only be valid for that login! As a PowerUser/User level account you cannot access these controls.

To default it for all logins you have to rework your installation using InstallShield Tuner (A7/R8) or the Acrobat Customization Wizard (A8/R8).

No other way. Even a WISE before/after snapshot will not work.

I am sure you found the reg keys at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\7.0\Updater (ver 8 is in a similar path).

However, modifying the keys will, as you indicate, "break" the installation to a quivering pile of useles 1's and 0's.

See previous postings on how to chain the transforms together into a functional distribution.

Thanks.

Douglas Hanna is a member of the Production Print Technology team at Aon.
www.aonhewitt.com

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