Software Deployment

Adobe uses Active Setup during there installations I believe ...

Look in the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup for the Acro GUID ...

That is what is installing your current user setting.

I'll do that, thank's for the tip...

Hi Folks,
this is a intended behaviour of the Acrobat Pro MSI. But it is not caused by an Active Setup entry.
This is just the 'self repair' feature of MSI kicking in because some registry keys have to go to the users profile and with a diffrent user logging in they apparently aren't there.
You only have to worry, if 'self repair comes up each time a user logs in.
BTW: What did you exactly do when you say 'have made a package of Acrobat Professional 7.0'?
Regards, Nick

Ok, that I made a package maybe an over statement, I just created a new .mst and put the .msi and an .mst together in a folder and published it in our "environment"....:)

Hi Frederik,
is the 'self repair' disappearing after a new user logs in for the first time?
Regards, Nick

Hi Nick,
It only seems to come up when the next user has got admin rights, so it seem like I have a run permission problem.
Have you got a soloution, or do you know wich keys it is that needs to be set?

Yes it only runs once, when a administrator logs in.

Hi Frederik,
what about users with 'normal' user rights?
Please be aware, that the self repair is only triggered with entry points like 'advertised shortcuts', COM objects and file extensions.
Please turn logging on and have a look at the logfile. You should see in there on which Features/Components the 'self repair' is kicking in.
Regards, Nick

ORIGINAL: zandztrom

Yes it only runs once, when a administrator logs in.

Have a look in the Event Viewer to find out which ProductCode, Feature, ComponentID and resource the healing is triggering on. If this is a file under the UserProfile then set the keypath for the component to a HKCU registry entry resource instead. As administrators will have the permissions to read other users profiles it think the component isn't broken but will hit the repair as it is missing anyway.

Please post what component/resource thie self-heal trigger on.

I recommend you use InstallShield Tuner to create the Transform for Acrobat if possible.

This tool is free from Adobe website and has alot of options to choose that you do not get when you create the Transforms with Wise InstallTailor or InstallShield Tuner stand alone version.

You can download this tool here:

InstallShiled Tuner for Acrobat 7

Also, within the Transform set it to NOT RESTART and install to Machine not User.

Thanks,

KJ

Wise Packager

Hi,

Nick
If I log on as a normal user nothing happens, it only repairs when I log on with an admin user.

AngelD
I will try that ASAP...

KJ
Already used Installshield tuner, and done it all, the way you say.

Thank's for your help guys.