This is true from my past experiences. Its less problematic to un-install and re-install.
-- Espi On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Jim Dandy <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I’m trying to create an administrative install for Adobe Reader 10.1.2. > > One of my minions was researching this until we hit unrelated snags. > From what he said, Adobe's distribution methodology is a crock. He > had a doc from Adobe -- I'm pretty sure it's the same one Rob Trent > points to -- that spelled out how you had to do things. Apparently > you can't just apply patches; only certain categories of patches can > be applied to certain releases, and then you can't patch that install > point again. > > Oh, and the way the client PCs installed a patch was obscene; it > basically could only do a full uninstall and then reinstall from > scratch. > > Adobe has all the same patch management problems today that > Microsoft had in 1997. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
