Software Deployment

Where do I start.....lol

Ok try this. this will fix your errors and allow users to install it from a network source. you can't deploy it user based through Active directory because it wont uninstall.

1. Open Adobe Acrobat 6.0.msi in Wise or whatever you use.
2. Go to MSI Script tab.
3. On Installation mode drop down select All Custom Actions.
4. Search for and remove Remove the "UnSupportedInstallType" and "CA_QV" custom action.
5. Click on File and Save. This will allow you to import it into Active Directory
6. Open control panel and change language setting to English US.
7. Install and run the Installshield Tuner for Adobe Acrobat 6.0
8. Select the vendor msi and create a new mst file. The supplied mst file will not work because you have altered the vendor msi already.
9 Make modifications to shortcuts and user specific settings that you require. Save mst.
10. Open MST file in Wise and go to Setup Editor and Select Properties Table.
11. Insert "ISX_SERIALNUM","xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx" into table. x=Your serial number
12. Insert "EULA_ACCEPT","Yes" or Change from No to Yes.
13. Change "RebootYesNo","Yes" to No
14. Go to MSI Script tab. Go to Execute Deferred Section.
14. Find Custom Actions with Properties set to Deferred Execution - User Context and change to System Context.

Create a shortcut on the network share incorporating the mst file and it should work for you.

Sorry, a little bit confusing story maybe...
The problem is just clear:
I need to repackage the Adobe Professional 6.0 application for deployment in our organisation.
I need to deploy my packages on a per user basis instead of a per machine basis.
I deploy my packages via SMS 2003.
When I install the package with (elevated) user rights I don't have permissions to install the Adobe PDF Printer and printer port.

Question: Is there a way to install this application with (elevated) user rights?

Hope this is a better explanation...

Sorry I replied a bit late....try the above and let me know how you go.

It ain't working. I still get an error while installing the PDF Printer Port.

However, the installation continues and the user can run Acrobat Professional but the printer isn't installed.

Did you reboot?

Sometimes the printer wont show up until you reboot.

Yes I did, it still didn't show up.
I already tried the following:
- Delete all printer and print spooler related custom actions.
- Install msi + transform.
- Install Acrobat Prof. form cd while making a new setup capture.
- Create a new script, wich will contain the differences between the msi installation and the vendor installation (printer settings).
- Start with clean image.
- Install msi + transform.
- Install custom msi.

The printer will be created now, but it's state will be off line.

....think I better give up and just install the package with administrative privileges....

I think that administrator rights are a fact of life since you are installing a device driver. The system security is set up in such a way so that a malicious device driver cannot be inserted by a user into the system to gain administrator access. You could try setting the local security policy of the box to allow users to load and unload device drivers. I consider that a significant security risk opening that up but it's your call.