Temporary easy access to copy of recent original file

• Copy of Adobe, in case easy reversion or comparison needed

For just installing Adobe Acrobat

Summary

• Note: If on a Mac, use method 2 (using CreativeCloud with Serializer); without it, cannot get latest version of acrobat. Otherwise (if on a Windows machine), you may follow the below steps:
• Get Acrobat installer and Serializer from our file share and run them sequentially.

Details

• Copy the Acrobat installer from our file share to the desktop.
  • As of March 2018, use Acrobat DC, <\\files.cornell.edu\as\CHM\ChemIT-files\Windows\Applications\Adobe\Acrobat DC>.
• Run the Acrobat installer from the desktop.
• Copy the extracted Serializer folder from our file share to the desktop.
  
  • As of March 2018, the folder is called "CC2017-Serializer-Win-20170720", <\\files.cornell.edu\as\CHM\ChemIT-files\Windows\Applications\Adobe\Creative Cloud>.
• Run the "AdobeSerialization" application from within the extracted Serializer folder on the desktop.
  • No indication of success.
• Verify that the application works without having to sign in.
  
  • Usually: Make it the default app for opening PDF files (vs. Edge). (You will be prompted for this on first application launch, and show how by the application.)
• Clean up the desktop.
  • Remove installation files and folders. As well as any short-cut icons which get created on s/w installations.

For installing any other Adobe products (along with Acrobat), 2 very different ways to do the installs

Method 1: Have user use their Adobe ID

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a) In the Admin account (or user's account with Admin rights?), get the Cloud installer from our filesharefile share, or monkey through at the Adobe web site to get the installer, using our CRCF credentials.

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T:\Windows\Applications\Adobe\Creative Cloud

• CreativeCloudSet-Up (the Installer)
• AdobeCreativeCloudCleanerTool (the Cleaner)
• CC2015CC2018-Serializer-Win-rev2
• CreativeCloudSet-Up
• Serializer (The Serializer)

Steps: Install - Clean - Serialize!

1) Run the Installer, "CreativeCloudSet-Up". Use crcf's Adobe credentials (p/w starts with "WR"...)

Select applications to install. Example: Just Acrobat.

• Installation buttons say either "Install" or "Try". (What's the difference?)
• Don't click "Start Trial" (run) from set-up (downloader) interface!

Once desired applications are Once installed, sign-out. (Don't run "Try" from downloader interface!)

• Click the face silhouette to get to the sign-out button.

Optional step: Quit the Creative Cloud Set-up application.

2) Run Cleaner. All command-line. After "e" (for English) and "y" (for the Adobe End User License Agreement), usually you will select:

• Choice 3 ("Creative Cloud 2015 , Creative Cloud 2014 , Creative Cloud & CS6 Products").
• Then Choice 1 ("Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop". And NOT 7's "Clean All."!).

Then "y" to confirm. Then When it is done, press Return to quit Command (CMD) interface.

On Mac:

• Run Cleaner. If only installing Acrobat, clean all until all you see left is "Fix Host"

3) Run Serializer with root access. Ensure it's the latest version. Must extract into a folder first.

• Run "AdobeSerialization" application as sudo through the terminal
• Once run, no indication of success.

Confirm application works without having to sign in.

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