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upgrade from adobe reader 7 to version 8 with GPO

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2007-08-21 01:25:11
kenny.kan
Registered: Aug 21 2007
Posts: 6

I have installed Adobe Reader 7.0 and some Asian Font packs(Chinese, Korean and etc). I would like to ask how can i upgrade to version 8 with the use of Windows GPO? Also, how can i install these fonr packs together with Adobe reader 8 by using GPO? The deployment guide i found in Adobe offical website does not mention much about that.

My Product Information:
Reader 7.0.1, Windows
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2007-08-21 07:25:51
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dthanna
ExpertTeam
Registered: Sep 28 2005
Posts: 248
One way to perform the R7 to R8 upgrade would be to uninstall R7 before installing R8. While the R8 installer can be used to perform this in a single step, removing R7 before (with a reboot in the middle if possible) does the best job to clean up existing files, unlock DLL's etc.

To really clean it up, run CCLEANER between the removal and installation step.

To create the custom transforms for the R8 installation use The Customization Wizard. To get your R8 installer files, download the R8 installation package* then start the installation. At the first prompt go digging through your C:\Temp directory - there should be a new 'Adobe / Reader' folder in there - copy the contents off to a working location. From there you can use Da' Customizer to make necessary modifications.

* The "default" location for downloading Reader involks the Adobe Download Manager (ADM) - this can be hit or miss in extracting files. Reply if this doesn't work and I will send you an alternate download location.

As for the Asian Font Packs - pull these together as a separate deployment. They are a separate product with separate licensing. Do not package them directly with your R8 build. However, you can chain them in the same deployment. I would go with the R8 installation before the Font Packs.

Please refer to other 'Expert' posts regarding Acrobat/Reader deployment for more details.

Questions sepecific to GPO will be an exercise for the reader.

Thanks for asking.

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

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