Patching Adobe Reader

1. Obtain Adobe Reader .exe installation package.
2. Extract installation files: “<<path_to_exe>>\<<name>>.exe” -nos_ne. In Windows Vista or later it will be automatically extracted to C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\.
3. Create transform file using Adobe Customization Wizard.
4. Create Administrative Installation Point: msiexec.exe /a AcroRead.msi TRANSFORMS=”AcroRead.mst” and save it to some temporary location (e.g. C:\Temp\Adobe).
5. Copy MST file to AIP.
6. Patch AIP .msi with .msp file: msiexec.exe /a AcroRead.msi /p <<patch_name>.msp TRANSFORMS=”AcroRead.mst”.
7. Copy AIP to network share.