msi packages of flash, adobe reader and java runtime?

Hello,

As you guys know, flash, adobe reader and the java runtime need to be
installed in most office environments on every PC. So, where can I
find msi packages for those?

And especially the updates - how can I deactivate the automatic update
functions for them globally, so that only the AD administrator can
provide updates (and where to get the update msi's?)

Is there a site that specialized on that topic?


I guess many system administrators have to deal with this problem, I
would be grateful for any hints.

I would love to see a good answer to this.

In my experience there is no dependable way to disable the automatic update
featurse of those products because the developers are stuck in "home-user
mode" in their thinking. The update features are desinged on a per-user
basis,...meaning it has to be disable multiple times, once for each user on
each machine,...there is no "global off switch". These thing will keep
trying to update,...yet keep failing if the user is not a local
Administrator (and they should not be if the company is smart).

I've heard of pushing the Reader out with a GPO,...have never heard of it
being done with the others,...and I don't have any information on any of
them.

So I'll be watching to see what the replies are too.


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"Peter Siegmann" <PSiegmann@mail.nu> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> As you guys know, flash, adobe reader and the java runtime need to be
> installed in most office environments on every PC. So, where can I
> find msi packages for those?
>
> And especially the updates - how can I deactivate the automatic update
> functions for them globally, so that only the AD administrator can
> provide updates (and where to get the update msi's?)
>
> Is there a site that specialized on that topic?
>
>
> I guess many system administrators have to deal with this problem, I
> would be grateful for any hints.

Hello Peter,

Some time ago i found this one when googling for the same:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win

If you download the full java version and start the installation, without
choosing install, you can find the .msi on the local computer after extraction.

Also if you search the net for the switches of the java .exe file you should
be able to extract the .msi file from it. With some older versions it was
possible and i did it some times.

To prevent the update i have no idea.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hello,
>
> As you guys know, flash, adobe reader and the java runtime need to be
> installed in most office environments on every PC. So, where can I
> find msi packages for those?
>
> And especially the updates - how can I deactivate the automatic update
> functions for them globally, so that only the AD administrator can
> provide updates (and where to get the update msi's?)
>
> Is there a site that specialized on that topic?
>
> I guess many system administrators have to deal with this problem, I
> would be grateful for any hints.
>

Howdie!

Peter Siegmann wrote:
> As you guys know, flash, adobe reader and the java runtime need to be
> installed in most office environments on every PC. So, where can I
> find msi packages for those?

That varies depending on what the vendor publishes. In general, you have
good changes to find good answers and step-by-step guides on
http://appdeploy.com

> And especially the updates - how can I deactivate the automatic update
> functions for them globally, so that only the AD administrator can
> provide updates (and where to get the update msi's?)

That depends on the package. For Adobe Reader, you could mess with the
MSI file before installation. There are ways to disable the update
component during installation. I should probably have a blog posting on
this... hmm... you'll find that on appdeploy as well.

Cheers,
Florian

Check out the packages kb on www.appdeploy.com. For the Adobe product you can
apply to redistribute there free products and they will supply you with a
link to download those. There is also a tuner for Adobe Reader which is
helpful in disabling items.

"Peter Siegmann" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> As you guys know, flash, adobe reader and the java runtime need to be
> installed in most office environments on every PC. So, where can I
> find msi packages for those?
>
> And especially the updates - how can I deactivate the automatic update
> functions for them globally, so that only the AD administrator can
> provide updates (and where to get the update msi's?)
>
> Is there a site that specialized on that topic?
>
>
> I guess many system administrators have to deal with this problem, I
> would be grateful for any hints.
> .
>