[Casper] CS3 Strategies

[Thomas Larkin]

I can't remember the specifics, but I swear I upgraded a CS2 lab to CS3
with the casper package....

Perhaps I ran pre script to just rm everything that Adobe puts out there
but I don't think I did that.  It was too long ago to remember the
exacts though.

Thomas Larkin
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>>> "Brenner, John" <john.brenner at merrillcorp.com> 06/13/08 11:03 AM >>>
The biggest issue that we have had with the CS3 installers are
1. They must be clean installs, by this I mean there cannot be any
remnants
of Adobe CS3 or CS3 like products installed prior to a Casper CS3
install.
2. Time CS3 installs take forever.  On a dual g4 I have timed it a 3
plus
hours. 
3. Updaters: If the updater is applied to a standard Casper package it
likes
to fail. 

Standard Casper install and CS3
1. Acrobat is Funky at best and there are differences between PPC and
Intel
installs. 
2. Updates break the installs


On 6/13/08 8:11 AM, "Paul Austin" <paul.austin at wachovia.com> wrote:

> Hoping to tap the vast wealth of knowledge that is in this group....
> 
> My company has finally purchased CS3 and I am looking for the best
strategies
> for deployment as part of an initial configuration. I have been
testing for
> several days with mixed results. Using the CS3 methods in Casper admin
to
> create a deployment package seems to only function part of the time. I
end up
> delivering CS3 that wants the License key on first run. (Note: I am
using
> Design Premium and an open license). The time it takes to deliver is
also too
> long for my liking. I have also been experimenting with delivering CS3
in a
> policy after the initial image delivery. Results are also mixed. I
know I am
> late to the CS3 game, but how are you guys doing your deployments?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Paul Austin
> Wachovia
> Information Technology
> Enterprise Strategy and Design
> 704-427-0903
> paul.austin at wachovia.com
> 
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