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Re: CS4 Deployment application.xml.override Serial

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From: Captain_Cook
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:19
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I'm playing with the same situation and have not been able to get both the GUI and the serial number passed in.

I think we're going to have to just give them the UberInstaller, which as someone pointed out is ludicrously unprotected, and they get what they're given. All or nothing. It seems like a complete waste though, that there's an entire CS4 Deployment Kit, and it's limited to a single deployment method.

Acrobat 9.0 is far far worse, though. It's COMPLETELY undeployable, since only Acrobat itself is able to update the license database with the serial number. There is NO way to deploy Acrobat Pro 9.0 for Mac and have it:
a) not ask for admin access
b) not ask for serial number
c) work

Personally, I regard that as unacceptable, particularly considering CS3 and CS4 became a lot easier to manage, but they steadfastly refuse to bring all their apps up to standard. Which effectively negates their standard. I've spent upwards of 4 months trying to package it and make it deployable, but it's just not possible If it was up to me, I'd ditch Acrobat in a big filthy gutter and spit on it, but that's just me. BTW, I did call Adobe Support on this, and they wouldn't help me. The manual drag-install is all the only (non-)solution they offer.
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