So here's the huge problem - I want to deploy a patched Adobe X1 via group policy
NOt exactly ground breaking stuff ist it. And yet this complex procedure is fraught with problems.
Firstly I really struggle with Adobe's not simply doling out MSI's for any update. It really complicates things no-end.
Anyway, Here's what I understand the procedure to be.
1 Download the msi, - ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/
2 Msiexec -a it extract it to a folder
3 Download the patch - ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.22/misc/
4 msiexec -a -p tpatch.msp to patch msi in step 2
5 Run customisation wizard against the patched msi from step 4
6 Copy transform to folder
7 Point GP at a share and deploy using the transform from step 6
Fails on step 4.
The upgrade patch cannot be installed by the windows installer service because the programme to be upgraded may be missing or the upgrade patch may update a different version of the programme. Verify the program to be upgraded exists on your computer and you have the correct upgrade patch
So try another patch
This folder ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.21/misc/ has 2 msp files.
Redo steps 1- 4 with this AdbeRdrUpd11021_MUI.msp- which failed to patch.
Redo steps 1 - 4 with AdbeRdrUpd11021.msp which seemed to patch ok,
However I fail on step 5 - Setup.ini is missing apparently.
Created an empty ini file and redid steps 1 -5 , but no joy. Still missing an ini file.
Can someone detail the correct procedure to get a usable msi that I can run the customisation wizard against so I can deploy this.
Thank you.