Software Deployment

I believe the Yahoo setting in AR is a HKCU key, therefore need to be dropped on the users' account. I use Managesoft and therefore have to add those keys in the Managesoft package and not in the MSI.

I see the point but the problem is if I type the line manually in the system it works, if I executed thru altiris it does install but reg setting dont take

Hmm. It doesn't look like the MST file is being applied. Here's the command line I have setup for the installer:

msiexec /i "C:\Acrobat Reader\7.0.7\revA\Adobe Reader 7.0.7.msi" TRANSFORMS="C:\Acrobat Reader\7.0.7\revA\adobe reader 7.0.7.MST" /qb-!

Make sure the MST filename is correct and this should install it silently on your systems. I use Altiris as well but we don't use it for deploying apps, just some registry fixes and emergency type stuff..

Good luck.

I am trying to do much the same thing. I have an MST file constructed with Tuner. As this doesn't allow dropping Yahoo, I used ORCA to produce a modified MST, but this doesn't work. Installation is via GPO. Any chance of a copy of an MST which works?!
-Ken

To disable the yahoo toolbar I simply added the following registry key with Orca to the original .msi:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\AVGeneral\cToolbars\cWebSearchView\cPositions\cInternal]
"bHidden"=dword:0000001

Cheers

Roland

i've done that disable Updates,yahoo and Eula but this keya re wrttiten to HKCU when I deploy thru altiris this keys dont applied to pre-existing users that it was installed to only to newly created users, any more ideas

I would have deployed a VBScript that would have modified the registry and would have integrated this with MSI that's it! To complete this requirement and should have put it in either Run\Startup key or whenever the MSI is triggered, this way I would have not made any registry changes in the MST but one that is to call this script.

How about using ActiveSetup to make sure that all users (even pre-existing ones) get all the CurrentUser stuff?

Just add the following keys to the msi (using Orca):
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A70000000000}\StubPath
value=msiexec /fup {AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A70000000000}

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A70000000000}\Version
Value=7.0

To ensure that the user installing Adobe Reader doesn't get bothered with the Repair Action add also the same keys in HKCU.

Hope that helps

Roland

We use a custom adm template to customise Acrobat Reader settings, like updates and yahoo search, we also signed up to get the Enterprise Version. ADM file listing is as follows

;========================================
CLASS USER

CATEGORY "Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0"

POLICY "Read Me!"
EXPLAIN !!ExplainReadMe
KEYNAME "Software\Policies"
END POLICY

POLICY "Disable EULA"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\AdobeViewer"
EXPLAIN "Setting this policy disables EULA at initial start of Adobe Acrobat Reader"
VALUENAME "EULA"
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END POLICY

POLICY "Disable startup splash screen"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\Originals"
EXPLAIN "Set this value to not show the splash screen when Adobe Acrobat Reader loads"
VALUENAME "bDisplayedSplash"
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END POLICY

POLICY "Disable update notification"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\Updater"
EXPLAIN "Set this value to not show the update notification during Adobe Acrobat Reader startup"
VALUENAME "bShowNotifDialog"
VALUEON NUMERIC 0
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 1
END POLICY

POLICY "Set automatic update interval"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\Updater"
EXPLAIN !!AutoUpdateInterval
PART "UpdateFrequency" DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED
VALUENAME "iUpdateFrequency"
ITEMLIST
NAME "Never" VALUE NUMERIC 0 DEFAULT
NAME "Every Month" VALUE NUMERIC 1
END ITEMLIST
END PART
END POLICY

POLICY "Startup - Messages"
KEYNAME "SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\AdsInReader"
EXPLAIN "Controls the appearence of Startup Messages"
PART "Show Messages and automatically update" DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED
VALUENAME "bShowAds"
ITEMLIST
NAME "Disabled" VALUE NUMERIC 0 DEFAULT
NAME "Enabled" VALUE NUMERIC 1
END ITEMLIST
END PART
END POLICY

POLICY "Yahoo Search Toolbar"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\AVGeneral\cToolbars\cWebSearchView\cPositions\cInternal"
EXPLAIN "Controls the appearance of the Internet Search option on the Acrobat Reader Toolbar"
PART "Display Internet Search" DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED
VALUENAME "bHidden"
ITEMLIST
NAME "Disabled" VALUE NUMERIC 1 DEFAULT
NAME "Enabled" VALUE NUMERIC 0
END ITEMLIST
END PART
END POLICY

POLICY "Yahoo Search The Internet Toolbar"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\AVGeneral\cToolbars\cWebSearchView\cPositions\cInternal"
EXPLAIN "Controls the appearance of the Internet Search option on the Acrobat Reader Toolbar"
PART "Display Internet Search" DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED
VALUENAME "bHidden"
ITEMLIST
NAME "Disabled" VALUE NUMERIC 1 DEFAULT
NAME "Enabled" VALUE NUMERIC 0
END ITEMLIST
END PART
END POLICY

POLICY "Open PDF link Acrobat Reader"
KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\Originals"
EXPLAIN "Set this value Enable to Open web links to Acrobat Reader instead of Internet Explorer"
ACTIONLISTON
VALUENAME "bBrowserIntegration" VALUE NUMERIC 0
END ACTIONLISTON
ACTIONLISTOFF
VALUENAME "bBrowserIntegration" VALUE DELETE
END ACTIONLISTOFF
END POLICY

END CATEGORY

[Strings]
AutoUpdateInterval="If you enable this policy, Acrobat Reader will no longer automatically check for updates"
ExplainReadMe="ReadMe!\n\nTo view all the options, you should highlight:\n\n Administrative Templates \n\nThen click \n\n User Settings - View - Filtering\n\nAnd uncheck the box:\n\n'Only show policy settings that can be fully managed.'"
;========================================
;EOF

Mine works. Have you considered using ALLUSERS=1 ?

msiexec /i "\\Applications\AdobeAcrobat705\Adobe Reader 7.0.5.msi" TRANSFORMS="\\Applications\AdobeAcrobat705\Adobe Reader 7.0.5.mst" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ALLUSERS=1 /qb!

This is 705, but I can't imagine there would be a difference

Anyone know a registry key to disable the 'enable fast view'? I've looked around quite a bit to no avail. Help appreciatied! Thanks!

Matt K.

P.S. It doesn't even have to be editing a registry, but if I can add a registry key somewhere to enable this, that would be great. Help is definitely appreciated! THanks

hmm. I've also tried contacting adobe and they weren't much help either. This may be one of those unsolveable mysteries. If anyone still knows the answer, please let me know!

Matt K.