If you patch an existing AIP you technically aren't creating an updated version - the GPO doesn't know to install the "new" version.
The trick is to make a new 8.1.3 admin install point - a new one separate from whatever you used to install 8.1.3 - and apply the 8.1.4 patch to that ;) Once you have the 8.1.4 AIP you just add it to the GPO and it should upgrade (*should* - patched install points don't always work properly) Adobe Reader 8.1.3 to 8.1.4. That's the way it worked with the Acrobat Standard 7.1.0 -> 7.1.1 update I had to deploy. Current versions of Adobe's stuff *does* properly update itself; ever since Adobe Reader 7 I have never had a problem with in-place upgrades. The trick is that you need to have the appropriate MSI first. For some reason only they know they didn't make the MSIs for Adobe Reader 7.1.1 and 8.1.4 avaiable, only the MSP. BTW - I learned the hard way that you never edit the original MSI unless you have absolutely no other choice. That applies to MSPs as well as customizations (hard-coding product key/serial #, shortcuts, program options, etc). If you are using AD GPOs for deployment, and you need to add MSPs to your AIP, you're better off creating a fresh AIP and applying the patches to that before deploying. If you need to make customizations you're better off creating a transform (.mst). The GPOs will let you apply transforms on the "Modifications" tab. Jim Dandy wrote: > OK, I was able to apply the patch to my previous admin install. > However, the new 8.1.4 won't install until the old version (8.1.3) is > uninstalled. According to an adobe document on installing Adobe Reader > with GPO, you can uninstall software previously installed via GPO by > unlinking the GPO from the OU. I've removed the link but the software > does not get uninstalled. What's the trick to get the old stuff > uninstalled so I can install the new stuff? This would be a whole lot > simpler if Adobe would just uninstall their old junk when you install > the new junk! -- Phil Brutsche [email protected] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
