[Casper] CS3 Strategies

[Brenner, John]

CS2 Lives ok with CS3 my problems were specific to Acrobat 8 even reader.
Specifically the issues is the /Library/Application Support/Adobe folder.
Something gets installed that conflicts with CS3 installs.  I remove and
reinstall the Adobe common package after the CS3 install.


On 6/13/08 11:06 AM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

> 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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John Brenner    |   Merrill Corporation     |   IOG IT   |  651-632-4072