Ditto.
However, Frontmotion's updates are just too behind for me. I script a silent install in the background now. Never had an issue. Firefox Setup 3.6.8.exe -ms From: Mike Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Adobe/Java Updates Whenever they are updated. In the case of Adobe it's almost always security related, but I keep - Java - Firefox (via Frontmotion) - Adobe Reader - Flash ActiveX - Flash Plugin updated all the time. The MSI versions of these products don't have the toolbars and security scanners you have to worry about excluding. Firfoxe comes fairly vanilla, and for Adobe Reader you just need the Adobe Customization Wizard 9 to configure and remove some extras you don't want as others have mentioned. Java will need the Java Quick Start service disabled or deployments can hang. -- Mike Gill From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Adobe/Java Updates How often do you download the MSI's and push them out? _____________________________ Cameron Cooper Network Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Adobe/Java Updates As the others have said, it's pretty straightforward once you get the hang of where to get the MSI's. You need a distribution license from Adobe. Piece of cake. Flash comes in nice MSI's too: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/fp_distribution3.html As for Java, make sure QuickStart is disabled as a service (It will hang the install!). How to get MSI's for Java: http://java.com/en/download/help/msi_install.xml Actually, IMO, Java and Adobe are probably the easiest pieces of software to update. Sam From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Adobe/Java Updates Is there a way to push out and install Adobe (I know... sour subject) and Java updates via Group Policy or any other way that doesn't involve purchasing management software to do this? _____________________________ Cameron Cooper Network Administrator | CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com | www.aurico.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
