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
  Just use Acrobat installer at our file share, along with licensing code CIT provided us (see file share)
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For installing any other Adobe products (along with Acrobat), 2 very different ways to do the installs

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• CreativeCloudSet-Up (the Installer)
• AdobeCreativeCloudCleanerTool (the Cleaner)
• CC2015CC2018-Serializer -Win-rev2 (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 "OpenStart Trial" (run) from set-up (downloader) interface!

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Then "y" to confirm. 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. (As of 11/20/2017, it was "CC2017-Serializer-Win-20170720". ) Must extract into a folder first.

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

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