- Trinity, can you use Adobe customization tool for Flash? I've checked Adobe customization wizard 9 and 10 and they both only for Reader and Acrobat. I've tried to open flash msi, but got error.
- If the Customization tool from Adobe is causing errors. You can also try using Orca. They provide the same function but orca works with almost all MSI's:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/bernhard_frank/archive/2010/03/15/how-to-install-orca-exe-from-the-windows-installer-development-tools.aspx - Trinity, I've tried Orca and Admin Studio already, but couldn't find option to disable this updater. as part of the update I always create mst file using admin studio and change two parameters there:
IScheckforproductupdate – 0
Agree ToLicense – yes
Also I add mms.cfg file to the flash directory.- Tanya, the easiest way with Orca is to make a single edit to the command line parameter passed to the installer. The -au 2 flag, when passed to the installer, causes it to create an mms.cfg file for you with the proper settings to disable automatic updates. See http://robotarchive.blogspot.com/2015/01/package-adobe-flash-player-in-sccm-with.html for details.
- The 2 things I change in the MST that prevents updates are shown below:
Properties:
AgreeToLicense = Yes
ISCHECKFORPRODUCTUPDATES = 0
CheckBox:
ISCHECKFORPRODUCTUPDATES = 0
You can check this by checking the Flash Player Component that is now located in Control Panel after install. The Advanced tab should show. Never check for updates (not recommended) - I've checked Advanced tab and it is showing up as never check for updates.
But nevertheless I still have scheduler task on every computer to look for update every hour. Maybe it is actually doesn't look for updates and maybe it is not going to download updates, but it runs every hour! I can see it run in the event log. So this is what I what to disable, don't see a need for that to run, especially every hour. I deleted this service and scheduler task as a separate step, but was wondering if it is possible to do it in one go, and somehow not to install this updater at all in the first place.
Log Name: System
Source: Service Control Manager
Date: 09/05/2012 15:00:43
Event ID: 7036
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: xxx
Description:
The Adobe Flash Player Update Service service entered the running state.
Disable Update Adobe Reader Dc
Using Adobe Settings Manager: Download Adobe AIR Settings Manager application from. As soon as the installation is complete, the AIR settings manager will launch. Click on the Disable Updates button to disable the automatic-updates for Adobe AIR on your PC. To disable update notifications, run the Adobe Application Manager and change the notification option. Open Windows Explorer. If you're running Windows 8 or a 64-bit version of Windows 7, navigate to C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesAdobeOOBEPDAppcore.
Disable Adobe Updater
Administrator needs to disable automatic updates in Adobe Acrobat Reader and/or Adobe Acrobat Professional. Symptoms: Administrators typically prefer to disable Adobe automatic updates, especially with packaged applications. End users may be presented with update information every time they log in to a non-persistent desktop. Disable (uncheck) Notify me of new updates on the menu bar, and then click OK. The Notify me of new updates on the menu bar option and OK button in the Preferences screen credit: Adobe, Inc. Click the Disable link under Adobe Flash Player. Microsoft Internet Explorer. Click the gear icon at the top right of the browser window. Scroll down to and click Manage add-ons. Luckily, it is easy to disable automatic updates on Adobe Acrobat, so you aren’t stuck with updates you don’t want. How to disable Reader and Acrobat XI updater on Windows and Mac There are four update options: Adobe Reader allows you to control the update settings in four different ways.