PreAdobeInstall.pkg questions

[bentoms]

Hi All,

Yep it's ANOTHER CS4 deployment question!

So.. we've a Adobe install created that seems to work fine via Casper Remote, BUT only if we do the below:

1. Logout any user that's logged in.

2. Run the Adobe Install with the Pre & Post pkg's from the Resource Kit.

3. The PreAdobeInstall will not fully install unless we then login as a user.

4. After logging in, it's hit & miss whether we get the Adobe Install splash screen. But the products install IF we don't launch anything.

Is this similar to what you guys are experiencing?

We followed the guide here: http://jamfsoftware.com/kb/article.php?id=195 to create the installer.

Like I said, it seems to work.. but also seems to be a bit of a faff!

Another way we could do it is for us to create a Configuration in Casper Admin with just the Adobe Installer, add this to machines autorun & netboot them.

There has to be an easier way or a document I've missed..

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Ben Toms
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[bentoms]

Hi guys,

Just an update.

Thanks to Tony first up.

We've created an CS4 installer from multiple discs & are currently just deploying as any app. In Casper Admin we ticked that it's an Adobe install & added the license info etc.

Since then the install have been going fine.

We're also deploying Universal Type Client & have found that simply uploading the pkg & changing priority to after the CS4 package has been deployed works fine too.

Just wanted to mark is as a case closed incase someone else has the same q.

Regards,

Ben Toms
IT Support Analyst, GREY Communications Group

The Johnson Building, 77 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8JS
T: +44 (0)20 3037 3883 | DDI: +44 (0)20 3037 3819

Agency Network of the Year - Euro Effies 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008