Deploying Adobe Reader 8.x

On Adobe’s Forum I have asked the question regarding disabling “Send to FedEx Kinko’s” and looks like you have answered this by adding bFedExInternetPrinting into the Transform file and manual script.

My original question was:
How to remove or hide “Send to FedEx Kinko’s” in Adobe Customization Wizard for Adobe Reader 8.1.0?

Does anyone know the entries in Adobe Customization Wizard to remove or hide “Send to FedEx Kinko’s” in Adobe Reader 8.1.0 to create custom Transform Files

This new feature in Adobe Reader 8.1 (“Send to FedEx Kinkos”) is only available in the United States.

Brilliant works a treat!. cheers

Instead of “HKLM\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\8.0\”, shouldn’t it be “HKLM\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\8.1\”?

I don’t suppose someone out there wants to solve a puzzle for me?? I had Adobe Reader 7.0, which was working wonderfully. Then, I get the prompt… Adobe 8.1 is here! So, I went for it. In the download process, my Adobe 7.0 was deleted. Then, 92% into the download, I get “Error 1406: Cd not write to valued key…” I did a search on Adobe.com Support Knowledgebase and found the problem, but with version 6.0. I have confirmed there’s only one user on the computer, and it is Admin. Also, I downloaded and ran the fix patch (Fix_1406ACL.zip) but nothing happens. HELP, PLEASE !? Linda C.
RudysPlumbing AT sbcglobal.net

Also, if you want to prevent the 19 components for the updater being installed, you can go to the feature table and change the Level to 101. The default install level is 100, so that will prevent those components from being installed.

Cheers!

Tom
http://WikiDesktop.org

Thanks for links to direct download and location of extracted temp files, been trying to find them for a while….

@ Karen C

1) download the Adobe Setup exe from the link above
2) start the setup
3) Start > Run > %temp%
4) go to Adobe Reader 8 and grab the MSI
5) create a new folder on desktop
6) paste the MSI in there
7) download the MST to the same folder
create a batch file containing the install instructions above
9) burn the whole folder to a CD!

If I install using the “Adobe Reader 8.1 Complete Transform File” from above, then start Adobe Reader 8 and from the menu Edit->Preferences->Reviewing it Freezes
If I use the “Adobe Reader 8.1 Basic Transform File” then I have no issue. I believe it has something to do with ‘Prevents the Collaboration Syncronizer feature from installing’, however I unsure what Aaron did to remove this from the Transform file.

From the Adobe Forums I found to disable Synchronizer you can add this relevant reg key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\8.0\AVTracker]
“bNeedSynchronizer”=dword:00000000

Hopefully it’s just some tiny typo somewhere. The MST files Aaron created for 8.0 worked a treat for the Reader 8.0 MSI I rolled out across our network, I’m hoping to do the same with 8.1

Hi Aaron,

I tried running msiexec with the new complete transform and it’s giving me an error off the bat:

“Error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.”

I also noticed that its file size is now only 2KB as opposed to 20KB+ – perhaps you mistakenly uploaded the wrong file?

Thanks Aaron, looks like it’s all fixed! I’ll let you know if we run into any problems. Cheers!

I have disabled Beyond Adobe Reader from the startup and prevented the source from being copied but…Users can still attempt to launch Beyond Adobe Reader from the Help menu. All that is displayed is a blank pop-up when it’s clicked. Can Beyond Adobe Reader be removed from the Help menu?

Thx
Steve

I was having a problem with it not applying the transform properly. I had copy and pasted the command line from the posting so I was wondering why it wasn’t working. After closer inspection, I noticed that part of it read “TRANFORMS=Adobe…” (notice the missing “S” in the middle of TRANSFORMS). I changed “TRANFORMS” to “TRANSFORMS” and everything has been sweet ever since. Hope this helps everyone else out.

How to Hide Toolbar Buttons and Menu Items in Adobe Reader 8:

Step 1: In Notepad copy the ListItems.js script to list all of the cNames for the Menu Items and Toolbar Items and save as \Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Javascripts\ListItems.js

Step 2: Start Adobe Reader 8 and the JavaScript Debugger Console will start. Find the correct cNames for your HideMenu.js syntax. Close Adobe Reader.

Step 3: In Notepad copy the HideMenu.js script and make your own updates and save as \Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Javascripts\HideMenu.js

Step 4: Delete \Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Javascripts\ListItems.js

Step 5: Start Adobe Reader 8. You will not see the Menu Items you have disabled (You may still see them for upto 2 seconds after starting)

Script 1: ListItems.js
//Thanks to hpizzel on AppDeploy

//Open Javascript Console
console.show();

//List Toolbar Buttons in the Console
var toolbarItems = app.listToolbarButtons()
for( var i in toolbarItems)
console.println(toolbarItems + “\n”)

//List Menu Items in the Console
var menuItems = app.listMenuItems()
for( var i in menuItems)
console.println(menuItems + “\n”)

Script 2) HideMenu.js
// How to get a list of Toolbar Buttons and Menu Items in Adobe Reader – use ListItems.js

//Hides Help > Beyond Adobe Reader
app.hideMenuItem(“GettingStarted”);

//Hides Help > Online Support > Adobe Support Programs
app.hideMenuItem(“AdobeExpertSupport”);

//Hides Help > Online Support > Accessibility Resource Center
app.hideMenuItem(“AccessOnline”);

//Hides Help > Online Support > Generate System Report
app.hideMenuItem(“SystemInformation”);

//Hides Help > Repair Adobe Reader Installation
app.hideMenuItem(“DetectAndRepair”);

//Hides Help > Purchase Adobe Acrobat
app.hideMenuItem(“BuyAcro”);

//Others you could add, however remove // before app.hideMenuItem
//Help > Online Support (No requirement to add the Sub Menu Items for Online Support now)
//app.hideMenuItem(“OnlineSupport”);

//Hides Help > Online Support > Knowledge Base
//app.hideMenuItem(“KnowledgeBase”);

//Hides View > Read Out Loud (Great for Citrix)
//app.hideMenuItem(“ReadLoud”);

Hi,

I have packaged Adobe Reader 8.1.0 and it works great. However, its not uninstalling version 7.09 that is installed on some of the PC’s that I am testing.

Any thoughts, ideas?

Hello,

Is there any way to disable the Adobe Reader F9 key (menu bar), because i want to disable it for citrix users…..

bugga me if I can get a javascript to launch with Adobe 8. / No reaction whatsoever… Is there something obvious I’m missing?

Just wanted to pass along that there is a file that can be updated to stop the automatic updates without going into the Adobe Reader application itself. I didn’t want to remove the ability to update the application but there didn’t seem to be any customization ot perform this type of action from the Adobe Customizer.

If someone is able to find this out I’d appreciate it as it would clean up the last part of this install.

The file is a .DAT file located in the following location :

C:\Documents and Settings\–login–\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Updater5

file name : AdobeUpdaterPrefs.dat

It’s just one long string of information that seems to replace an entry into the registry.

The item to update is :
1
1 = active
0 = disabled

Hope this helps someone else out there.

Jim

(¬_¬) tsk. I’m such a n00b.

I replaced the extended character set quote symbols from the july 12th javascript and all’s peaches now.

“”"”

This is in response to Paul’s questions(35-36-37)
I’ve had simalar issues with acro6 to 7.
You need to make a admin install for 7(msiexec /a )
In the group policy object you are pumping acro8 with, apply a startup script to remove 7.x like:

if .exists then
objshell.run “msiexec /x /qn”
else
end if

The post “How to Hide Toolbar Buttons and Menu Items in Adobe Reader 8:” was really helpful, however, how do I show Toolbar Buttons?

Alix

please delete the following item in the above list:

//Hides Help > Beyond Adobe Reader
//app.hideMenuItem(”endGuideGroup”);

Hi there i try to hide several menu option within adobe reader 8.1. Tried the javescript as written above.
But it doesn’t work for me
i add the ‘HideMenu.js’ to the ‘C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader’ folder
I have added the but no menu items are hided.. Someone got a sollution for it. Do i need to set some setting in the registry or something?

Thanks.