


Quit End If ' = ' Initialization the script and base directories ' = Dim strBaseDir, strNewEXE ' Get the base directory for the script strBaseDir = objFSO. ScriptFullName ) & """ /elevated", "", "runas", 1 WScript. ShellExecute "wscript.exe", """" & forceUNCRef ( WScript. Exists ( "elevated" ) = False Then ' Use the full UNC path to relaunch the program since we have no way to share drive maps between elevated and non-elevated ' FYI a network drive is indeed mapped once the scripted begins execution CreateObject ( "Shell.Application" ). ' ' ' ' ' Jon Dehen Option Explicit Dim WshShell, objFSO Set WshShell = CreateObject ( "WScript.Shell" ) Set objFSO = CreateObject ( "Scripting.FileSystemObject" ) ' Make sure the script is launched as elevated If WScript. ' This script is "AS-IS" with no guarantees. ' ' The basic steps are as follows: ' 1) Extract the EXE to a temporary location (in the base directory of the script) ' 2) Extract the MSI from the temporary extract location to an AIP directory (base directory of script), and into a versioned sub-directory ' 3) Apply any included MSP patches from the temporary directory to the MSI in the AIP directory (in order!) ' 4) Copy the setup.ini file from the temporary directory to the AIP directory ' ' Tested on Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit with 11.0.00, 11.0.02, 11.0.07 ' ' Feel free to make any modifications or changes as needed. VB.net ' This script will take any Adobe Reader EXE file and create an Administrative Install Point, MSP patches applied. Here are some other sites I referenced as well: Has anyone got this to work successfully and/or documented their process? I am finding all over the web that many are struggling with this update. I have searched all over for possible ways to resurrect the situation and have tried multiple things. This is the error I was getting here. It says "E rror 1334 (acroext.exe not found)". Within minutes I had multiple help desk calls regarding Adobe Reader disappearing from computers. When I tested it in a collection with 4 computers it was successfully deployed, so I pushed it out to the rest of the network. The only difference is that I started with a base install of 11.0.0 and the msp for 11.0.07 (in the article he used. We use Microsoft System Center Suite, so I originally followed this guide here. Last week was the first time I have ever been asked to put together an update for Adobe Reader and roll it out.
