Packaging Adobe Reader 9.0 using Adobe Customization tool

1. Install AdbeRdr90_en_US.exe. This will extract msi file under "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Setup Files\". The transform file to this msi should be created using ACT(Adobe Customization Tool).

2. Go to File ----> Open Package and open the extracted msi file

3. Go to Transform --> Generate Transform. and name it.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

The below modifications are made to the transforms:
 

•  Goto EULA and Document Status.

*Suppress Display of EULA.

• Goto Online and Acrobat.com features and make changes as per the below screenshot.

• Go to Direct Editor. In the tables column go to property table. Add REBOOT property. (REBOOT=ReallySuppress)

•  In the registry table, add the below registry to disable "Acrobat Javascript".

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\JSPrefs]

• For clean uninstallation, custom actions can be added directly in the Custom action table and install execute sequence table.

•  After making all the changes save the file.