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Adobe Customization Wizard X doesn't set Adobe Reader X to be default when customizing Acrobat X

May 31, 2012 1:21 PM

Tags: #acrobat #adobe #reader #default #registry #customization

I've recently started working with Adobe Customization Wizard X.

 

I've got Adobe Reader X customized and it's already installed all computers. Now, I'm working on customizing Adobe Acrobat X. During the customization, I only have the following 2 options:

 

1. Installer will decide which product will be the default

2. Make Acrobat the default PDF viewer

 

Choosing the 1st option, makes Acrobat as the default PDF viewer. In other words, I don't get an option to keep Adobe Reader X as the default on the existing computer.

 

Found a blog in Adobe site which suggests running Adobe Reader installation again after Acrobat is installed. Although it works, it just isn't a good solution (my opinion).

 

http://blogs.adobe.com/pdfitmatters/2011/03/installing-acrobat-x-and-r eader-x-on-the-same-machine.html

 

Can you advise what're the registry setting that I can set during the Acrobat X customization so that it doesn't become the default PDF viewer.

 

Regards,

Parvez

 

Message was edited by: Parvez Akkas Included the hyperlink to the blog that was mentioned

3310 Views   11 Replies   Latest reply: brogers_1, Nov 26, 2012 3:15 PM
 
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  • brogers_1
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    1. brogers_1,
    May 31, 2012 2:07 PM   in reply to Parvez Akkas
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    The switching of ownership is not a registry setting.  It is a series of changes to many registry locations and values.  There are also checks against files on the user's system.

     

    However, there are cmd line properties you can use. Get the Admin Guide and use the props you need on the cmd line or in the INI file.

     

    Ben

     
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    May 31, 2012 2:09 PM   in reply to brogers_1
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    You can also look at the Wizard's Help system which tells you what to do.

     
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    3. Parvez Akkas,
    Jun 1, 2012 9:30 AM   in reply to brogers_1
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    Thanks Ben. I've looked through the Admin guide and the customization wizard's help. I think I've found the properties that can help. I'm using LEAVE_PDFOWNERSHIP properties during the installation of Acrobat. But, after Acrobat is installed, PDF files are still opening by default in Adobe Acrobat instead of Adobe Reader X.

     

    Here's the command line I'm using. Is there any typo in here?

     

    msiexec /i "\\source\Acrobat10\AcroStan.msi" transforms="\\source\Acrobat10\AcroStan.mst" LEAVE_PDFOWNERSHIP=”YES” /qb /norestart

     

    Regards,

    Parvez

     
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    Jun 1, 2012 12:04 PM   in reply to Parvez Akkas
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    Capitalize TRANSFORMS (unrelated to your issue).

     

    Remove the quotes from YES.

     

    Repost.

     

    Ben

     
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    5. Parvez Akkas,
    Jun 1, 2012 2:18 PM   in reply to brogers_1
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    Hi Ben,

     

    That did the trick. After removing quotes from YES, the installation is working as expected and Adobe Reader X reamins the default PDF viewer on the computer.

     

    Thanks for your help.

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    Regards,

    Parvez

     
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    6. _mynameiswill,
    Nov 22, 2012 3:38 PM   in reply to brogers_1
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    Hello Guys,

     

    I was experiencing the same issue I have both Adobe Reader v 10.1.4 and Acrobat Standard v10.1.4 installed on a Citrix Server. Is it possible to add LEAVE_PDFOWNERSHIP=YES in Setup.ini. This is how my setup.ini looks like. I wanted to make sure PDF files automatically open on Adobe Reader instead of Acrobat. Any help that you guys can provide will be greatly appreciated.

     

    [Startup]

    RequireOS=Windows XP

    RequireMSI=3.0

    RequireIE=6.0.2600.0

    CmdLine=/spb /rs

    [Product]

    msi=AcroStan.msi

    PATCH=AcrobatUpd1014.msp

    CmdLine=TRANSFORMS="AcroStan.mst"

    [Windows XP]

    PlatformID=2

    MajorVersion=5

    MinorVersion=1

    ServicePackMajor=2

    [MSI Updater]

    Path=WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe

     

    Regards,

    William

     
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  • brogers_1
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    Nov 26, 2012 11:05 AM   in reply to _mynameiswill
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    You can use any windows Adobe Property in Setup.ini. Shouldn't you just use CmdLine once?

     

    Ben

     
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  • _mynameiswill
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    8. _mynameiswill,
    Nov 26, 2012 11:12 AM   in reply to brogers_1
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    Hi Ben,

     

    I just found this forum post this morning http://forums.adobe.com/message/3489665 the last entry from AOtAaron helped me. All i have to do is

    Use the Adobe Customization Wizard X. Under direct editor goto "Property".  In right pane right click  add row. Property = "LEAVE_PDFOWNERSHIP" Value = "YES"

     

    After this change I was able to deploy it to our end users via SCCM 2007.

     

    Cheers,

    William

     
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    Nov 26, 2012 11:14 AM   in reply to _mynameiswill
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    Yes, you can edit the installer tables directly. However, that is unsupported and using the CmdLine way is preferred.

     

    Ben

     
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    Nov 26, 2012 2:45 PM   in reply to brogers_1
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    Hi Ben,

     

    Here's what I am trying to accomplish I had Acrobat Standard v10.1.4 scripted so I can deploy it to a Citrix Server (XENAPP6) via SCCM 2007 I have at least 50 licenses of Acrobat Standard deployed to 50 users. All of our Citrix Servers have Adobe Reader v10.* installed as our default pdf viewer. There are other apps that are deployed to this Citrix Server and I wanted to make sure that pdf files open on Adobe Reader instead of Acrobat Standard.

     

    I had to change the installer tables directly so I don't have to get it re-scripted to use this command line. Is it a best practice not to change the isntaller table?

     

    msiexec /i "\\source\Acrobat10\AcroStan.msi" transforms="\\source\Acrobat10\AcroStan.mst" LEAVE_PDFOWNERSHIP=”YES” /qb /norestart

     

    Thanks a lot for your help I'm looking forward to hear from you.

     

    Regards,

    William

     
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    Nov 26, 2012 3:15 PM   in reply to _Will84
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    I haven't tested it (and can't), but I would think that if only Reader is installed on a user's machine, the Reader would be the default viewer all the time. How is clicking on a local PDF icon going to cause the user to open a pdf in Acrobat via Citrix? Did you test to see if you had such a problem?

     

    If Acrobat has never been installed locally, you should not have any issues.

     

    Yes, it's a best practice to use the Wizard or cmd line to set properties. Of course, experienced admins always muck with the installer tables even though that's officially unsupported.

     

    Ben

     
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