It is that time again, time for me to update our install of Adobe Reader, and push it out. (Yes, I know, Adobe Reader) We use Administrative Install Points (AIPs) and AD GPOs to install it across the domain. while this works nicely, there is some pain involved in getting the AIP set up correctly.
Pain Aspect #1: Patch Order. I refer you to the Adobe KB When doing AIPs, you can't go 9.4 -> 9.4.1 -> 9.4.2 -> 9.4.3 -> 9.4.4, you have to start at 9.4, and jump to 9.4.2
Pain Aspect #2: Customization. Adobe has released a customization toolkit specifically for those of us that do global installs. but it breaks things, If you have any customization, you have to revert to a vanilla AIP, then upgrade, and then re-apply the customizations
Pain Aspect #3: Regression. This is something that Adobe is well-known for. As an administrator, I have to test, double-test, and then re-test for regression issues. There are known issues with folder redirection that cause perennial heartache. (this is one reason why we aren't moving to Reader X yet)
Long story short, it took me about 3 hours to get the latest installer ready to push out by GPO. I didn't find any issues with the new version, but I'm sure I'll get a call tomorrow from one of the users.
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