Scenario
You’ve installed, configured, and deployed software using System Center Essentials. Now you want to deploy Adobe Reader and fully customise it prior to deployment.
Solution
- Download Adobe Customization Wizard X.
- Download the latest version of Adobe Reader, also check for major versions here: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/10.x/
- Extract the installation files from the .exe file using this command:
C:\>AdbeRdr1013_en_US.exe -nos_o”c:\adobereaderx” -nos_ne
(Source: http://blogs.adobe.com/dmcmahon/2010/06/16/how-to-extract-an-msi-file-from-the-exe-for-adobe-reader/) - Open AcroRead.msi from the Adobe Customisation Wizard X application.
- Configure Adobe Reader to your liking.
- Select Transform > Generate Transform… to create a transform file, saving it with the other files.
- Copy all files to your network share for deployment eg \\Server\Deploy\Adobe Reader
- Open the System Center Essentials console and create a new package, but this time select Deploy a package from a setup file requiring additional folders:
- Enter a Package Description and click Next:
- Enter TRANSFORMS=”\\server\share\transform.mst” into the Installation properties field, then click Next:
- Review your settings, then click Create:
- Once the package has been created, click Finish:
- Test and deploy the package as normal.
Full credit to the original post I got this from: http://tmagnuson.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/adobe-reader-x-deployment/
