this is what I did:
- Downloaded .exe from Adobe-ftp
- successfully extracted with “AdbeRdr11010_de_DE.exe” -nos_ne
- ‘slipstreamed’ the .msp into the .msi with klaus-hartnegg’s tool
- made a .mst with Adobe Customization Wizard
- moved the whole folder to network share
- I set the permissions of the folder for the computers to read and execute
- made a computer-configuration-gpo (sorry for bad translation…german system)
- added the .mst
- restarted client several times
- tried to enable logging https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/246509
this is what is happening:
- win7-computer is showing installation message at boot for appr. 15secs
- eventlog shows installation failed with error %%1603
- appmgmt.log is not existing
I uninstalled Adobe Reader before and deleted a GPO for Adobe Reader that was never working, but I tried before and failed, too.
Answer
I did not create a proper AIP as explained in http://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/aip.html
Steps to successfully deploy Adobe Reader XI via GPO:
- Download EXE from Adobe-FTP-Server
- start a cmd with admin-rights
- extract EXE: (see klaus-hartnegg.de/gpo/msi_acroread.html)
e.g. AdbeRdr11002_en_US.exe -nos_oD:\AdobeReader -nos_ne - cd D:\AdobeReader
- create AIP: (adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/aip.html)
e.g. msiexec /a AcroRead.msi TARGETDIR=\yourserver…\Reader\11010 - slipstreaming Patches: (adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/aip.html#acrobat-quarterly-update)
e.g. msiexec /a \yourserver…\Reader\11010_de_DE\AcroRead.msi /p AdbeRdrUpd11010.msp - configure with Adobe Customization Wizard directly on NetShare:
- create a new GPO on Domain Controller and choose ‘advanced’ to load the newly created MST-file in the ‘Modifications’-tab
- click OK and choose Computers to deploy to
BTW: as @GregAskew mentioned you can turn on logging if you run into problems
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