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Feb 20, 2013 I am re-installing CS4 Design Premium (on Windows 7 Home Prem), but the folder I have all my purchased downloaded files in (I didn't buy the CD) has all the.exes and.7z files but no setup.exe. Last week I ran all.exes, and once they had finished I rebooted, hoping.
*Procedure to create silent install*Based on http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/openoptions/pdfs/manualenterprisedeployment_cs4_help.pdf
-Copy the 'Adobe CS4' folder from 'Application DVD 1' and 'Application DVD 2' to a location on your network.(overwrite if asked)
-In the 'Adobe CS4' folder, open a CMD box and type setup --record=1
-It installs 'Adobe Setup' temporarily
-Enter Serial Number, click Next
-Accept License
-Installation Options, select Easy Install (Default) , click install
(note: installation location is C:Program filesAdobe even if there is more space on D: )
-Saved deployment files: Make note of the path to the files 'Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard.install.xml' and 'Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard.remove.xml' (Typically located at C:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeInstallers).
-Click Exit
-Via Windows Explorer, go to C:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeInstallers and locate:
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard.install.xml
and
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard.remove.xml
-rename the files to install.xml and remove.xml.
Note: If you edit and save the XML file (using Notepad.exe), ensure that you save it in the UTF-8 encoding format.
-Copy the files install.xml and remove.xml to the folder 'Adobe CS4' (created in step 1)
-Create and place the application.xml.override file in Adobe CS4AdobeDesignSuiteStandard4-mul folder.
(As per Adobe CS4payloadsSetup.xml file, the line: <Driver folder='AdobeDesignSuiteStandard4-mul'/> )
-Create an application.xml.override file
-Open a text editor, such as Notepad.
-Copy and paste, or type the following XML script:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<Configuration>
<Payload>
<Data key='Registration'>Suppress</Data>
<Data key='EULA'>Suppress</Data>
<Data key='Updates'>Suppress</Data>
</Payload>
</Configuration>
Note: Verify the quotation marks above where not converted to curved quotation mark. Straight quotation marks are required.
-Between <Payload> and </Payload>,
Pre-serialize the product: <Data key='Serial' protected='0'>Edition serial number(No Hyphens)</Data>
eg <Data key='Serial' protected='0'>132912628239851978838226</Data>
*Note: If you were prompted for a serial number during the --record=1 process, it is not required in the application.xml.override file. Although, including a serial number will not cause issues with the Enterprise Deployment Options 4 product.*
-save it in the UTF-8 encoding format
Notes:
-Automatic updates are typically suppressed for administrator testing.
-When automatic updates are suppressed, the Updates command in the Help menu is disabled on client computers.
Note: If install.xml and uninstall.xml are named Deployment.xml and Uninstall.xml, and are located in the CS4 product setup folder, a silent install or uninstall can be performed by running Setup.
We (Adobe) recommend always specifying the install and uninstall XML files.
<Path to setup.exe in quotes> --mode=silent --deploymentFile=<Path_to_install.xml or uninstall.xml in quotes>
eg. '%~DP0setup.exe' --mode=silent --deploymentFile='%~DP0Adobe CS4install.xml'
To perform a silent uninstall, use the command: setup --mode=silent --deploymentFile=remove.xml.
eg. '%~DP0setup.exe' --mode=silent --deploymentFile='%~DP0Adobe CS4remove.xml'
*Rollout*
Create Batch file (Or whatever you see fit) to:
-Ask User to Close open applications
-Copy the XML file local (need non-UNC path to %TEMP%install.xml)
Launch install
'<path>Adobe CS4setup.exe' --mode=silent --deploymentFile='<path>Adobe CS4install.xml'
;Suppress updates for Acrobat 9
;The installer does not contain a method to automatically cause the updates to be suppressed for Acrobat 9.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesAdobeAdobe Acrobat9.0FeatureLockdown]
'bUpdater'=dword:00000000
;Disable Adobe Product Improvement Program
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesAdobeAPIP]
'enabled'=dword:00000000
;Disable Help > Digital Editions' (get e-book$ online) for Acrobat 9
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesAdobeAdobe Acrobat9.0FeatureLockDown]
'bShowEbookMenu'=dword:00000000
;'Disable all Acrobat.com access, including initiation and participation' for Acrobat 9
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREAdobeAdobe Acrobat9.0Downtown]
'bDontShowAtLaunch'=dword:00000001
'bGoOnline'=dword:00000000
Delete C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDesktopAdobe Acrobat 9 Pro.lnk
Delete C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuProgramsAcrobat.com.lnk
*Repair*
Repair can only be performed by re-installing the Suite, and using the setup.exe script. This insures users setup preferences.
*Log Files*
Log files are located in the C:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeInstallers folder. Some files end with .GZ which means the log files are compressed using GZip format. Use Wordpad (or Write.exe) to read the log files.
*Licensing issues*
* A process called fnplicensingservice.exe controls the licensing (aka DRM) of this suite.
It is located in %programfilescommon%macrovision sharedflexnet publisherfnplicensingservice.exe.
It creates a Flexnet folder in c:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication Data' IF the licensing is successful.
C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataFLEXnetadobe_########_tsf.data is updated whenever an Adobe application is launched.
*Licensing Scheme Issues*
-Each license permits the installation on 2 PCs but only one installation can be used at a time.
Scenario: If you have 4 licenses and install it on 4 PCs but someone installs it on a 5th without you knowing. The DRM scheme would permit only 4 copies to run concurrently and Adobe will not help to locate that rogue installation to free up the license/activation.
Adobe *claims* to not be able to track on which PC their software is installed on. (I say BS)
-It is rumored that for each license you get 2 Activations.
-To contact a licensing specialist 800-443-8158 (You'll need a customer ID and Mailing address used when ordered)
-There also seems to be an issue about 'Ownership' of the license. It seems that the reseller that sold you the CS4 license must Transfer ownership to you. Otherwise Adobe will not see you as the true owner of the license.
-If the hard disk crashes OR the hard drive is wiped before CS4 is deactivated, Adobe will not (claim they can't) deactivate it from their end.
When this happened, 'Patrick' at Adobe brushed it off and said 'not to worry about it' and that 'it got *Deactivated* when the HD was wiped.' (<-BS)
-You *cannot* get a license server to manage your licenses yourself on your network. This was Adobe's *great* idea to prevent Keygens from working. Meanwhile, crackers have figured out that you simply need to block access to activate.adobe.com using a firewalls or the Windows HOSTS file after using the Keygen, effectively disabling the CS4 licensing system from verifying the registration serial-key!
IOW: Make sure your firewall does not block activate.adobe.com if you want to use CS4 legitimately.
*Updating*
If updates are truly needed, login with an ADMINISTRATOR account and run 'C:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeUpdater6Adobe_Updater.exe'
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
- 12/19/2008
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