Silent, unattended install of Adobe Reader 9.1

If you need to install (or update to) Adobe Reader version 9.1 and you want to perform a silent install, read on...
First off, the default download from Adobe installs Acrobat Reader, Adobe AIR, and something else called "Acrobat.com". If you don't want all this, and you only want the reader installed, grab the "slim" download here ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/9.1/enu/AdbeRdr910_en_US.exe
Of course, I'm sure there are other ways to create a silent install, here is ONE of them.

  • Download the Adobe Customization Wizard 9 and install it.
  • Start the install of the AdbeRdr910_en_US.exe file.
  • You will get the Adobe Reader 9.1 - Setup dialog, just let it go.
  • When the progress bar stops and you see the Welcome screen, stop and switch to Windows Explorer and browse to %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Reader 9.1\Setup Files
  • Copy those 5 files to a different setup location (i.e.: C:\A9)
  • Switch back to the Adobe Reader install and press Cancel, then Yes, then Finish.
  • Open the Adobe Customization Wizard that you installed earlier.
  • Choose File>Open and load the .msi file found in C:\A9.
  • Here you can change many options. To make a silent install, go to Installation Options, and choose Unattended.
  • Go to EULA and Document Status and choose Suppress display of EULA.
  • Make any other changes you want
  • Press the SAVE button.
  • This will create two files in the same directory as the MSI file, an MST file, and an INI file.
  • Exit the Adobe Customization Wizard
  • Now when you run the SETUP.EXE in C:\A9, it will install without any prompts.

BTW: This install will UNinstall older versions of Adobe Reader automatically.
 
 
 

Shorter Method

"AdbeRdr90_en_US.exe" /sALL /rs /msi"/qn"

Adobe Reader 9 1 Customisation Wizard

I have success deployed Adobe Reader 9 using the customistaion wizard and mst file. I have removed adobe air and adobec.com

However when I try the exact same setting with Adobe Reader 9 1 it install Adobe Air and Aobe.com

Has anyone else had the same problem

the following command

the following command specifies that no files are to be executed after the expansion or installation, and the resulting files are to be placed in a folder named “Reader9”:

\AdbeRdr90_en_US.exe -nos_o"Reader9" -nos_ne

 


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