Anyone know how to slipstream Acrobat updates??

pen25jf · Post by **pen25jf** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:31 am

I have Adobe Acrobat 8.1 (not the free one) and you need to install 8.1.1 and 8.1.2, which is a pain (sorta) since you need to keep the installer cache files when installing 8.1.0, which is an unnessary [sic] waste of a gig of space.

I did a search and found some administrators talking on a forum... it was like showing a dog a card trick

Anyone have any ideas, i.e. like slipstreaming SP3 to Office manually is easy, is it similiar?

Thanks!!

roirraWedorehT · Post by **roirraWedorehT** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:05 am

I doubt if it's similar, but that's just a quick, cheap opinion of mine. I've never attempted to slipstream Adobe updates.

At least you're not starting out with Acrobat v8.0!

vmanda · Post by **vmanda** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:59 am

This kind of updates (that seem to be packed using PackagefortheWeb-I'm not shure) can be silently executed using:

update_name.exe /s /a /s

first /s instruct main package, to extract it's content silently, /a ("add") switch allows you to add switches to the command line of the underlying setup.exe and the last /s instruct setup.exe to install itself silently.

You can use an autoit script using RunWait to install main program and all updates in the correct order.

Some information about silent install PackagefortheWeb, you can find and here.
Maybe you will find usefull to see how I do the install for Acrobat Reader 8.12.

pen25jf · Post by **pen25jf** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:14 pm

Thanks. So lemme see if I have this right?

Acro810.exe dumped in a folder with each update.

then, run acroupdate811.exe /s /a /s - and that's it? How does it know to update 8.1.0? Sorry, AutoIt is new to me, it's installed though. Thanks!!

vmanda · Post by **vmanda** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:03 am

No, not running only updates. To make an autoit script, you will need a 1/2 hour, just install and start with simple projects. My recommendations:

1. You need to put your program and updates into a folder.

2. Download and install autoit3. Make a script that contain few lines like the following example:
RunWait ( 'main_program.exe switches', "", @SW_HIDE )

RunWait ( 'update_1.exe switches', "", @SW_HIDE )
and/or
RunWait ( 'msiexec /I "update_n.msp" /quiet /qn /norestart', "", @SW_HIDE )
Exit

Use the proper names and the proper switches inplace of main_program.exe, update_1.exe, update_n.msp, switches, etc.

3. compile this script to executable

4. put the executable to same folder with main program and updates

5. make an rar ( or 7z ) SFX and instruct it to execute your (compiled executable) script after extraction.

(If you are more familiar with commandline batch files, you can use an batch file, and use Hidec or Cmdow or cWnd to hide the window, inplace of the autoit script)

Use your final rar sfx as silent installer or make an svcpack addon.

If you post links to executable (updates) that you want to use, I will check it for silent switches, but I do not have main program, you will need to find switches.
Some of updates can be downloaded as msp, having msi silent switches. for ex.AcrobatUpd812_all_incr.msp that work with msi silent switches.

To see list of switches run Your_msp_file.msp /?. Use the Autoit help, it contain many more examples. I hope I have not missed something, and sorry for my bad english.

pen25jf · Post by **pen25jf** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:43 am

Great, thanks. That's a great tutorial and actually looks straight forward, I'll give it a shot on the weekend. Is the AutoIt the same as the one with Ryan's pack? I', running XP2 w/ Ryan's pack, plus Kel's runtimes, don't know if those codecs cover the app.

Thanks again!

vmanda · Post by **vmanda** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:08 am

In Kel's runtimes is only some dll's needed for running.

If you want to compile your own scripts you need to download Autoit installer and to install it.

ricktendo64 · Post by **ricktendo64** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:09 am

There is a much easier way, just do a administrative install of AcroPro8*.exe and update the MSI installer with the MSP updates

Code: Select all

msiexec /a NameOfInstaller.msi /update AcrobatUpd81*_all_incr.msp /qb

You have to do each MSP one by one in the correct order

First AcrobatUpd811_all_incr.msp
Then AcrobatUpd812_all_incr.msp

roirraWedorehT · Post by **roirraWedorehT** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:05 pm

Ah ha! So it is similar/the same!

Thanks, Rick!

pen25jf · Post by **pen25jf** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:18 pm

That's just like slipstreaming Office, sweet, thanks alot Rick