Adobe Reader 8

Download and install Adobe Reader8

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- 
Download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Start installer and copy "%temp%\Adobe Reader 8.0\" folder to "%SOFTWARE%\adobereader\" folder
-->

<packages>

	<package
		id="adobereader8"
		name="Acrobat Reader8"
		revision="707"
		reboot="false"
		priority="10">
		<depends package-id="logfolder"/>
		<check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="Adobe Reader 8" />
		<install cmd='msiexec /q /i "%SOFTWARE%\adobereader\AcroRead.msi" allusers=1'>
			<exit code="0" />
			<exit code="0" reboot="true" />
		</install>
		<remove cmd='MsiExec.exe /q /x{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A80000000002}' />
		<upgrade cmd='msiexec /q /i "%SOFTWARE%\adobereader\AcroRead.msi" allusers=1'>
			<exit code="0" />
			<exit code="0" reboot="true" />
		</upgrade>
	</package>

</packages>

Exit code 3010 means "reboot"; see the corresponding reboot flag.

In the 'remove' section, change the third part of the alphanumeric chain (i.e. the '1033' in 'AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A70500000002') into the correct locale ID (LCID) / National Language Support (NLS) code, for example:

• Chinese (Traditional): 1028
• German: 1031
• English (US): 1033
• French: 1036
• Japanese: 1041
• Korean: 1042
• Polish: 1045
• Chinese (Simplified): 2052
• Italian: 1040

There is a list of locale IDs at http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/lcid-all.mspx.

Alternate version:

	<package 
		id="acrobat" 
		name="Adobe Reader" 
		revision="8000" 
		priority="3" 
		reboot="false">
	  <download lang="ENU" url='http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/8.x/8.0/enu/AdbeRdr80_en_US.exe' saveto="%SOFTWARE%\Acrobat\8.0.0\AdbeRdr80_en_US.exe" /> 
	  <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="Adobe Reader 8" />
	  <install cmd='cscript.exe %SOFTWARE%\Acrobat\removeOldVersions.vbs' /> 
	  <install cmd='%SOFTWARE%\Acrobat\8.0.0\AdbeRdr80_en_US.exe /sPB /rs /l /msi"/qb-! /norestart /log c:\acrobat8.log ALLUSERS=2 EULA_ACCEPT=YES SUPPRESS_APP_LAUNCH=YES"' /> 
	  <install cmd='cmd /d /c del /q /f "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"\*.lnk' /> 
	  <install cmd='regedit /s "%SOFTWARE%\Acrobat\8.0.0\registryMods.reg"' />
	  <remove cmd="MsiExec.exe /q /x{AC76BA86-7AD7-1036-7B44-A70500000002}" /> 
	  <upgrade cmd='%SOFTWARE%\Acrobat\8.0.0\AdbeRdr80_en_US.exe /sPB /rs /l /msi"/qb-! /norestart /log c:\acrobat8.log ALLUSERS=2 EULA_ACCEPT=YES SUPPRESS_APP_LAUNCH=YES"' /> 
	  <depends package-id="firefox" /> 
	</package>

registryMods.reg (Registy settings to disable annoyances {Downtown, Updater, EULA, etc} ):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\8.0\Downtown]
"bDontShowAtLaunch"=dword:1
"bGoOnline"=dword:0

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\8.0\FeatureLockdown]
"bUpdater"=dword:00000000
"bShowEbookMenu"=dword:00000000
"bPurchaseAcro"=dword:00000000
"bCreatePDFOnline"=dword:00000000
"bBrowserIntegration"=dword:00000000

removeOldVersions.vbs (remove acrobat versions 3,4 and 5. These aren't removed by Acrobat 8)

Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
WinDir = objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%WinDir%")

sCmd1 = "C:\" & WinDir & "\ISUNINST.EXE -y -a" _
& " -f""C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\NT\Uninst.isu"""
sCmd2 = "C:\" & WinDir & "\ISUNINST.EXE -y -a" _
& " -f""C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\NT\Uninst.isu"""
sCmd3 = "C:\" & WinDir & "\UNINST.EXE -y -a" _
& " -f""C:\Acrobat3\Reader\DeIsL1.isu"""

If RegKeyExists("HKLM\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\5.0\")  Then
objShell.Run sCmd1
End If

If RegKeyExists("HKLM\Software\Adobe\Adobe Reader\4.0\")  Then
objShell.Run sCmd2
End if

If RegKeyExists("HKLM\Software\Adobe\Adobe Reader 3.1\")  Then
objShell.Run sCmd3
End If

Function RegValueExists(sRegValue)
     ' Returns True or False based of the existence of a registry value.
     Dim oShell, RegReadReturn
     Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
     RegValueExists = True  ' init value
     On Error Resume Next
     RegReadReturn = oShell.RegRead(sRegValue)
     If Err.Number <> 0 Then
       RegValueExists = False
     End if
     On Error Goto 0
End Function


Function RegKeyExists(ByVal sRegKey)
    ' Returns True or False based on the existence of a registry key.

    Dim sDescription, oShell
    Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

    RegKeyExists = True
    sRegKey = Trim (sRegKey)
    If Not Right(sRegKey, 1) = "\" Then
      sRegKey = sRegKey & "\"
    End If

    On Error Resume Next
    oShell.RegRead "HKEYNotAKey\"
    sDescription = Replace(Err.Description, "HKEYNotAKey\", "")

    Err.Clear
    oShell.RegRead sRegKey
    RegKeyExists = sDescription <> Replace(Err.Description, sRegKey, "")
    On Error Goto 0
End Function

See also Adobe_Reader