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Slipstream updates 8.1 and 8.1.1 into Acrobat 8.0 Standard

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2007-11-22 06:02:34
Alexandre
Registered: Nov 22 2007
Posts: 7

Hi there, people!

I am wondering whether it is possible to slipstream updates into the main Acrobat installation. The idea is to be able to install Acrobat 8.1.1 directly without having to go through 8.0 and 8.1 (especially given the problem with ADOBEPDF.DLL when installing 8.0 on 64-bit Windows Vista).

I could have lived with having to simply chain the installation and both updates, but this leads to strange crashes of Acrobat afterwards. So far, the only working solution I have found is as follow, the main problem being the required restart in the middle:

- pre-copy the 64-bit version of ADOBEPDF.DLL if 64-bit Windows
- install Acrobat 8.0 (originally from the disc, but customized beforehand)
- install Acrobat 8.1 update (downloaded from Adobe's website)
- restart the computer
- install Acrobat 8.1.1 update (downloaded from Adobe's website)

So, is it possible to slipstream both updates, or make both .msp files get installed at once along with the original installer? If not, is it possible to download a complete 8.1.1 version from Adobe? Any other suggestion?

Thanks in advance for your input!

Alexandre

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2007-12-05 10:41:48
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lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
Check out Doug Hanna's suggestion for doing this at:
http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/ask_an_expert/questions/view/2689/

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

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2007-12-07 01:14:27
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Alexandre
Registered: Nov 22 2007
Posts: 7
Hi Lori,

Thank you for your answer. The instructions you point to are for Acrobat 7, but they apply for version 8 as well. They worked great for me anyway! The only drawback I see is that the folder I use for installing grows from 300 MB to 514 MB, but one big advantage is that I can install directly version 8.1.1...

I thought I'd share how I do things, for people looking specifically for instructions aimed at version 8 (see below).

Thanks again.
Sincerely,

Alexandre

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First of all, you will need your original Acrobat 8.0.0 Standard disc (or a copy you made somewhere) and you will need to download the following: both [url=http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3661]8.1.0[/url] and [url=http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3796]8.1.1[/url] updates and the [url=http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3564]Adobe Customization Wizard 8[/url].

Install the [b]Customization Wizard[/b] on the technician computer and run it. Go to [b]File[/b], select [b]Copy Package[/b] and point it to the [i]AcroStan.msi[/i] file on your Acrobat 8.0.0 Standard disc.

Give a name to your new package and select a location where you want it to be copied. You then have access to several options. Set them the way you like and then click [b]Save Package[/b] to create the [i].mst[/i] transform file in the destination directory you selected earlier.

From the location you chose, run the following command:

msiexec /a AcroStan.msi TRANSFORMS=AcroStan.mst
This will create a new directory with an [b]Administrative Installation Point[/b]. Copy the [i]AcroStan.mst[/i] file you created earlier in this new directory, along with both 8.1.0 and 8.1.1 patches [i]AcrobatUpd810_efgj_incr.msp[/i] and [i]AcrobatUpd811_all_incr.msp[/i]. Now, run the following commands to integrate the patches directly into the Administrative Installation Point:

msiexec /a AcroStan.msi /p AcrobatUpd810_efgj_incr.mspmsiexec /a AcroStan.msi /p AcrobatUpd811_all_incr.msp

You can now use this Administrative Installation Point to install a fully integrated Acrobat 8.1.1 silently with the following command:

msiexec /package AcroStan.msi TRANSFORMS=AcroStan.mst /quiet
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