Install Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 Silently

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The following process has been tested and confirmed as working with Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.2 and SCCM R2.

It does the following tasks:

  • Silently installs Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4
    • Agree to license
    • Accept EULA agreement
    • Disable browser integration
  • Silently installs the Adobe Actobat Reader 9.4.2 update
    1. Download the latest installer (9.4.0) and update (9.4.2) from ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/
    2. Create a text file called install.cmd and copy in the following information
@echo off
msiexec.exe /i "%~dp0AdbeRdr940_en_US.msi" AgreeToLicense=Yes SUPPRESS_APP_LAUNCH=YES EULA_ACCEPT=YES DISABLE_BROWSER_INTEGRATION=YES Browser_Integration=0 LAUNCH_APP=0 REBOOT=ReallySupress  /qb-! /norestart
msiexec.exe /p "%~dp0AdbeRdrUpd942_all_incr.msp" /qb-! /norestart
  1. Copy the installer file and install.cmd to your software package share
  2. You can now create your SCCM package or deploy the software by using install.cmd.

For more information on creating SCCM packages see distribute software using SCCM.