Thanks for this Information. Is there a way to set this Mode per Adobe Customisation Tool or per regkey?

See the Enterprise Toolkit here: http://www.adobe.com/go/acrobatitinfo

Ben

What mode?

We ran across this issue updating from RTM to SP1 (SP 2013). I was able to implement the PDFFIX.js and have it working on a couple of site collections in our test environment.

I also have an active support ticket open with MS who sent me the link to this forum post and the following day (yesterday) sent me the exact instructions that are posted above. It seems in the time they have been doing "triage" in their product evaluation team, they still have no real fix for the issue. I am continuing to push for an actual fix/patch before implementing this in our production environment.

cs

This is truly bonkers.

Here is what seems to be happening:

1. Upon Launching Acrobat, it works for a handful of seconds
2. Then one of the following happens:
   • Acrobat does some sort of check which then triggers a call to PDApp.exe ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\core\PDapp.exe") and Acrobat is terminated; OR
   • Something else triggers PDApp.exe which forces Acrobat to quit
3. The command line parameters/arguments for PDApp.exe: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\core\PDApp.exe" --appletID=LWA_UI --appletVersion=1.0 --workflow=Provisioning_{AC76BA86-1033-F400-7760-000000000005} --locale=en_US --mtlibXMLFile="C:\Users\myuser~1\AppData\Local\Temp\oobelib_a03376"

Surely with all this information, there must be some sort of audit trail of what's happening; some sort of validation that's failing or not taking place.  In my free time (hah!) I'll whip out process explorer & process monitor to see exactly whats happening during that period.

I imaged 4 machines today and accepted the EULA only on one of them.  I'll see what they look like on Monday.

Ah yes the old CR bug.  Good one!  I had no issues opening a PDF called "CRunchy.pdf" on the one machine I accepted the EULA.  I tried the same PDF on one of the other machines where I'm still getting the prompt and it opens without issue then terminates.

As for your other questions:

• That may very well be the case.  I only found one installer which is a simple batch file that calls Setup.exe followed by msiexec.exe /update AcrobatUpd1010.msp /qb.  (that's it literally) Acrobat *IS* in the gold image so it was installed on the reference machine, then sysprepped & captured.
• I have not yet tried running the same setup on a vanilla non-customized machine.  I want to get there, but time is not on my side as we're in the midst of a deployment/rollout.

I still don't understand the existing deployment details. In case this is relevant: 4   Installation Workflows — Enterprise Administration Guide (imaged OS constraints).

Anyway, without a test on a clean machine you're probably spinning your wheels. The original deployment method was likely flawed.

hth,

Ben

Thanks again Ben for the reply!  I don't care what those other people say about you, you're alright in my book.  (Just kidding!  Obviously no one's saying anything about you, but you are alright in my book!  Thanks for hanging in there.)

I won't be able to do an install on a clean machine for a while, but from what I've seen, I'm not hopeful the problem won't exist there.  But I will try when I can come up for air.

Sorry about the sparse details above on how this was 'distributed'.  Was rushing out the door and just spewed out some babble.  The reference machine was built as follows:

1. Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit installed & patched
2. Office 2010 installed & patched
3. Various applications installed, including Acrobat.
   How was Acrobat installed?  A simple batch file with 2 lines:
   1. \\path\to\Adobe\Acrobat Pro X\setup.exe
   2. msiexec /update "\\path\to\Adobe\Acrobat Pro X\AcrobatUpd1010.msp" /qb
   Very straight forward with zero customizations.

From there, sysprep the machine & capture a WIM.  So Acrobat Pro X is baked into the gold image.

Without a shadow of a doubt, the creation of prov.xml was not done prior to sysprep.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I generated the prov.xml on the 13th (see above) but only using the CS6 version of the adobe_prtk, which is the only version that supports the commands from the link you sent:

adobe_prtk --tool=VolumeSerialize --generate --serial= --leid= [--regsuppress=ss] [--eulasuppress] [--locales=limited list of locales in xx_XX format or ALL>] [--provfilepath=]

So this is what happens when runing the above with the CS5/5.5 version of the adobe_prtk.exe:

C:\Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition>adobe_prtk.exe --tool=VolumeSerialize --generate --serial=uuuu-vvvv-wwww-xxxx-yyyy-zzzz --leid=AcrobatPro-AS1-Win-GM --regsuppress=ss --eulasuppress --locales=ALL --provfilepath=C:\windows\prov.xml        Copyright 2010 Adobe Systems Incorporated        All rights reserved.
usage:        adobe_prtk --tool=MakeReplacementSN --old=oldSN --new=newSN        Returns a pseudo serial number        Pseudo SN can be used with the ReplaceSN tool to replace an existing serial number with this new serial number.        adobe_prtk --tool=ReplaceSN --serialize=LEID --serial=SN        This is to apply a serial number to the specified product.        LEID is the licensing identifier, SN is the serial number.        adobe_prtk --tool=ReplaceSN --reserialize=LEID --replacement=PseudoSN        This is to replace serial information of an existing serialized product with new serial information contained in the specified pseudoSerial.        adobe_prtk --tool=ReplaceSN --unserialize=LEID [ --locale=locale ]        This is to remove all existing non-trial serializations applied to the product with the given LEID.        Specifying the --locale argument removes serialization for that specific locale.

Return Code = 1

We know that doesn't work.

So now the same with the CS6 version of the prtk:

C:\Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition CS6>adobe_prtk.exe --tool=VolumeSerialize --generate --serial=uuuu-vvvv-wwww-xxxx-yyyy-zzzz --leid=AcrobatPro-AS1-Win-GM --regsuppress=ss --eulasuppress --locales=ALL        Copyright 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated        All rights reserved.
Return Code = 0

As expected, the prov.xml is created in the same directory as the utility.

So now its time to create a permanent activation exception for Acrobat on the machines:

C:\Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition CS6>adobe_prtk --tool=VolumeSerialize --provfile="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat\prov.xml" --stream        Copyright 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated        All rights reserved.
Return Code = 25

C:\Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition CS6>adobe_prtk --tool=VolumeSerialize --stream        Copyright 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated        All rights reserved.
Return Code = 25

According to this document that means "If no product is installed on the target machine or enigma data of serial number could not be decoded".

To me, its clearly a case of using the wrong version of adobe_prtk.exe.  But as we can see from the CS5 version of the utility itself (above) and the CS5 documentation, no such commands exist to generate the prov.xml and volume serialize:

Syntax For Creative Suite 5.5 and Creative Suite 5

adobe_prtk --tool=ReplaceSN --serialize=LEID --serial=SN

adobe_prtk --tool=ReplaceSN --unserialize=LEID [--locale=locale]

adobe_prtk --tool=ReplaceSN --reserialize=LEID --replacement=pseudoSN

adobe_prtk --tool=MakeReplacementSN --old=oldSN --new=newSN

Log details for CS5:

2014-10-17 21:51:54 [3740]  Adobe PRTK: __OOBELIB_LOG_FILE__
2014-10-17 21:51:54 [3740]  Adobe PRTK: *** Adobe PRTK tool START ***
2014-10-17 21:51:54 [3740]  Adobe PRTK: Adobe PRTK tool VolumeSerialize invoked
2014-10-17 21:51:54 [3740]  Adobe PRTK: Unsupported tool name specified through tool command-line argument
2014-10-17 21:51:54 [3740]  Adobe PRTK: Return code 1
2014-10-17 21:51:54 [3740]  Adobe PRTK: *** Adobe PRTK tool END ***

Log details for CS6:

2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  PCDService: PCD Service in non-threaded mode
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  OPMWrapper: Failed in getting value for key in OPMGetValueForKey
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  OOBELib: Failed to get Proxy username in OPM DB
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  AXFBLicensing: Failed to load axlib.dll, trying again
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  AXFBLicensing: Failed to load axlib.dll, trying again with axlib in ACF
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  AXFBLicensing: Failed to load axlib.dll from ACF
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  OOBELib: Received Params for Online Validation : Driver : AcrobatPro-AS1-Win-GM, Caller : 3
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  OOBELib: received LEID : AcrobatPro-AS1-Win-GM
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  OOBELib: Supported Locales : ALL
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  OOBELib: OOBELib ValidateSerialOnline
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  OOBELib: Validate using Driver LEID : AcrobatPro-AS1-Win-GM, App LEID : , SN : 970786721452622579289964
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  OOBELib: Failed to get system default proxy in setProxyCredentialsForIALSession
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  OOBELib: Failed to set proxy credentials for IAL session while validating serial number
2014-10-17 21:25:57 [18712]  OOBELib: HTTPCommunicationAgent::processMessage is https://lm.licenses.adobe.com/aes/aes/v1/serialInfo (extURL=)
2014-10-17 21:25:58 [18712]  OOBELib: HTTP Request Status code 200.
2014-10-17 21:25:58 [18712]  OOBELib: HTTPCommunicationAgent- Return Code:[0] response size-[3024] time taken-[1112.32]ms.
2014-10-17 21:25:58 [18712]  OOBELib: Validate Serial status-[0] took-[1122.04]ms.
2014-10-17 21:25:58 [18712]  OOBELib: OOBELib No associated locales returned by IAL
2014-10-17 21:25:58 [18712]  OOBELib: checking LEID AcrobatPro-AS1-Win-GM
2014-10-17 21:25:58 [18712]  OOBELib: LEID : AcrobatPro-AS1-Win-GM qualifies for install
2014-10-17 21:25:58 [18712]  OOBELib: IAL Serial Number Attributes LOCALE:ALL OEMID:1 OEMREL:1 PRODATTR:8193 PRODPLAT:2
2014-10-17 21:25:58 [18712]  OOBELib: SN validated for AAMEE mode
2014-10-17 21:25:58 [18712]  OOBELib: OOBELib stat = 0
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  Adobe PRTK: Successfully validated serial number
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  OOBELib: OOBELibImpl::CommitPCD STARTED
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  ServiceLoader: looking for library C:\Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition\adobe_upgrade.dll
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  ServiceLoader: Failed to find adobe_upgrade.dll
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  ServiceLoader: Symbol AULOpenSession can't be found in library adobe_upgrade.dll because the library has not been added to the loader
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  OOBELib: OOBELib CommitPCD : Using backed-up Enigma data
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  PCDService: Failed to get enigma data from hive : 769
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  PCDService: Failed to read value for key [LeidLocaleForSNValidation] in hive [970786721452622579289964{|}BACKUP] from cache : 769
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  PCDService: Failed to remove key [VPASS] in hive [970786721452622579289964]from cache : 769
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  ServiceLoader: Symbol AULCloseSession can't be found in library adobe_upgrade.dll because the library has not been added to the loader
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  OOBELib: OOBELibImpl::CommitPCD ENDED
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  OOBELib: Closing AdobeIALClient 1.0 Release (build 1.0.6.3) session.
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  OOBELib: *************OOBELib Session Ends*************
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  Adobe PRTK: Return code 0
2014-10-17 21:25:59 [18712]  Adobe PRTK: *** Adobe PRTK tool END ***
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  Adobe PRTK: *** Adobe PRTK tool START ***
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  Adobe PRTK: Adobe PRTK tool VolumeSerialize invoked
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  Adobe PRTK: File for Exception C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat\prov.xml
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OOBELib: *************OOBELib Session Starts*************
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OOBELib: Version 6.2.0.43,6.2

2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  PCDService: PCD Service in non-threaded mode
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OPMWrapper: Failed in getting value for key in OPMGetValueForKey
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OOBELib: Failed to get Proxy username in OPM DB
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  AXFBLicensing: Failed to load axlib.dll, trying again
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  AXFBLicensing: Failed to load axlib.dll, trying again with axlib in ACF
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  AXFBLicensing: Failed to load axlib.dll from ACF
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OOBELib: OOBELib LoadActivationGrace Started.
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  SLCoreService: Starting up SLCore 2.0 Release (build 2.0.1.360321).
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  SLCoreService: Service construction took 0.0 ms and succeed.
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  PCDService: Failed to read value for key [PayloadCode] in hive [AcrobatPro-AS1-Win-GM] from master : 5
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OOBELib: Product locale combination not installed on the machine. Cannot load the activation grace
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  SLCoreService: Shutting down SLCore 2.0 Release (build 2.0.1.360321).
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  SLCoreService: Service destruction took 0.0 ms and succeed.
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  Adobe PRTK: Cannot load the license for a product that is not installed in the specifc locale
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OOBELib: OOBELibImpl::CommitPCD STARTED
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  ServiceLoader: looking for library C:\Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition\adobe_upgrade.dll
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  ServiceLoader: Failed to find adobe_upgrade.dll
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  ServiceLoader: Symbol AULOpenSession can't be found in library adobe_upgrade.dll because the library has not been added to the loader
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OOBELib: SN not validated in this session
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OOBELib: No SN to be remembered
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OOBELib: User hasn't registered
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  ServiceLoader: Symbol AULCloseSession can't be found in library adobe_upgrade.dll because the library has not been added to the loader
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OOBELib: OOBELibImpl::CommitPCD ENDED
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  OOBELib: *************OOBELib Session Ends*************
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  ServiceLoader: using logging service now
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  PCDService: PCD Service in non-threaded mode
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  Adobe PRTK: Checking if the product is installed
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  PCDService: Failed to read value for key [PayloadCode] in hive [ ] from master : 5
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  Adobe PRTK: Unable to locate adobecode for  , treating as not installed
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  Adobe PRTK: Product is not installed on the machine
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  Adobe PRTK: Return code 25
2014-10-17 21:31:12 [13788]  Adobe PRTK: *** Adobe PRTK tool END ***
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  Adobe PRTK: *** Adobe PRTK tool START ***
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  Adobe PRTK: Adobe PRTK tool VolumeSerialize invoked
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  Adobe PRTK: No file specified for offline exception, trying default
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  Adobe PRTK: No file specified, falling back to default .\prov.xml
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OOBELib: *************OOBELib Session Starts*************
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OOBELib: Version 6.2.0.43,6.2

2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  PCDService: PCD Service in non-threaded mode
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OPMWrapper: Failed in getting value for key in OPMGetValueForKey
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OOBELib: Failed to get Proxy username in OPM DB
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  AXFBLicensing: Failed to load axlib.dll, trying again
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  AXFBLicensing: Failed to load axlib.dll, trying again with axlib in ACF
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  AXFBLicensing: Failed to load axlib.dll from ACF
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OOBELib: OOBELib LoadActivationGrace Started.
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  SLCoreService: Starting up SLCore 2.0 Release (build 2.0.1.360321).
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  SLCoreService: Service construction took 0.0 ms and succeed.
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  PCDService: Failed to read value for key [PayloadCode] in hive [AcrobatPro-AS1-Win-GM] from master : 5
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OOBELib: Product locale combination not installed on the machine. Cannot load the activation grace
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  SLCoreService: Shutting down SLCore 2.0 Release (build 2.0.1.360321).
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  SLCoreService: Service destruction took 0.0 ms and succeed.
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  Adobe PRTK: Cannot load the license for a product that is not installed in the specifc locale
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OOBELib: OOBELibImpl::CommitPCD STARTED
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  ServiceLoader: looking for library C:\Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition\adobe_upgrade.dll
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  ServiceLoader: Failed to find adobe_upgrade.dll
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  ServiceLoader: Symbol AULOpenSession can't be found in library adobe_upgrade.dll because the library has not been added to the loader
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OOBELib: SN not validated in this session
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OOBELib: No SN to be remembered
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OOBELib: User hasn't registered
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  ServiceLoader: Symbol AULCloseSession can't be found in library adobe_upgrade.dll because the library has not been added to the loader
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OOBELib: OOBELibImpl::CommitPCD ENDED
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  OOBELib: *************OOBELib Session Ends*************
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  ServiceLoader: using logging service now
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  PCDService: PCD Service in non-threaded mode
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  Adobe PRTK: Checking if the product is installed
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  PCDService: Failed to read value for key [PayloadCode] in hive [ ] from master : 5
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  Adobe PRTK: Unable to locate adobecode for  , treating as not installed
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  Adobe PRTK: Product is not installed on the machine
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  Adobe PRTK: Return code 25
2014-10-17 21:32:46 [10348]  Adobe PRTK: *** Adobe PRTK tool END ***

It seems like your trying to hack a broken install to avoid redeploying. Again without a test on a clean machine we can't know anything. The instructions work for the general population. So:

• We resolved the registry pref eula setting confusion, so it's not that.
• Use the right aptee tool for your product.
• The logs above suggest the problem is serialization-related rather than EULA-related
• Follow the instructions at 4   Installation Workflows — Enterprise Administration Guide. If you're imaging an OS, you have to follow the licensing instructions or you're dead in the water.
• Test on a clean machine and post back.

I'm using a script to install Adobe Reader 11.0.09 and it works sometimes, but very often, there is an error saying it cannot install it because a previous version exists.

We have to manually uninstall older versions of Adobe Reader 11 and then re-run the script and then it works.

@echo off

cls

start /wait msiexec.exe /i \\appserver1\Apps\AdobeReader\11.009\AcroRead.msi /qb TRANSFORMS="\\appserver1\Apps\AdobeReader\11.009\AcroRead.mst"

start /wait msiexec.exe /i \\appserver1\Apps\AdobeReader\11.009\fonts\FontPack11009_XtdAlf_Lang.msi /qb

How can we change this script so that it will force installation over any previous version?

By the way, the installation was created with Adobe Customization Wizard and has settings enabled to remove any previous versions of Adobe Reader.  So, the problem with installing over existing version could be from the Font Pack installation,

I have a customer that's getting the error "A font package is required to correctly display this page. Click "OK" to direct your browser to download the add-on from adobe.com. After installation, you will need to close and re-open the document to correctly to view the contents dependent on these newly listed fonts.". I've tried uninstalling and re-installing the adobe products and I've tried installing a language pack but the issue remains. It doesn't specify which pack is needed and does not re-direct to adobe for a download. Any ideas?

There is normally a link in the message, I understand. Maybe not. What happens when you OK?

Certainly, uninstalling reinstalling or repairing Adobe products will not solve this; only installing the right language pack.

What version of Adobe Reader or Acrobat is it? What platform?

All links I can find result in a plain-HTTP download, which can be undetectably tampered with in transit.

Even changing the plain HTTP Adobe - Adobe Reader download - All versions to HTTPS Adobe - Adobe Reader download - All versions still results in a plain-HTTP download.

The @Adobe_Reader twitter account suggested secure FTP to ftp.adobe.com, but SFTP doesn't provide source-server authentication (nor does ftp.adobe.com even seem to answering SFTP).

Publishing the official secure checksums of the installers via a secure authenticated channel would also be good, but I couldn't find those anywhere, either. A Google search for the actual SHA1 of the executable I received (54fd10c7d36895469f6bfb1cd01ec04a633f8c5d for 'AdobeReaderInstaller_11_en_ltrosxd_aaa_aih.dmg') had no hits, suggesting official checksums haven't been prominently announced.

Adobe's auto-update mechanisms must be secured by crypto against tampering in transit, right? So why isn't the initial download?

Any pointers appreciated.

- Gordon

Hi

We use SCCM 2012 and have just started to use SCUP recently, we have used it update Flash player without problems, so we know the setup is working.

We have Reader 11.0.8 on all our workstations (installed via application package in SCCM 2012). But now we want to upgrade to v. 11.0.9 using SCUP, however we have a problem...

We also use Office 2010 and Outlook and we use the PDF preview handler, this is working fine in v. 11.0.8, but since upgrading to v. 11.0.9 this feature is no longer active.

How can we make it work with v. 11.0.9 using SCUP as install source?

Sorry the text in screenshot is in Danish and German. But it says "PDF Preview Handler is deactivate"

Hi Vinod,

Any news about the fix ?

Thanks!

Jonathan

Hello,

I know this problem was reported many months ago, but I am also experiencing this exact same issue, and have found no resolution to it yet. My user has a simple PDF embedded into an Excel 2010 document. Double click the PDF and it opens properly in Acrobat. If I close Acrobat, Excel freezes in the background (not responding). I have to force quit Excel to get back to Excel.

Also, if I double click on Acrobat again to re-open the application, it won't open. If I check Task Manager after Excel crashes, I can see that Acrobat.exe is still running in memory, and I have to force-quit it before I can re-open Acorbat.

Any progress on this issue?

All downloads are digitally signed. Would verifying the signature achieve your objective?

Yes, verifying an Adobe signature of the download would assure me it's authentic.

How can I verify the signature of 'AdobeReaderInstaller_11_en_ltrosxd_aaa_aih.dmg'? Is the signature embedded in the download itself?

- Gordon

This is the download from Adobe's download center which involve Adobe's download manager downloading the bits. One you mount the dmg, you can verify using the codesign tool:

$ codesign -vvv /Volumes/Adobe\ Reader\ Installer/Install\ Adobe\ Reader.app

You can also download complete Mac installers (sans the download manager) from:

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/mac/11.x/11.0.09/en_US/AdbeRdr11009_en_US.dmg (full installer)

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/mac/11.x/11.0.09/misc/AdbeRdrUpd11009.pkg (updater pkg)

For the PKG extracted from the full 11.0.9 installer DMG

$ pkgutil --check-signature Adobe\ Reader\ XI\ Installer.pkg

For the update PKG:

pkgutil --check-signature AdbeRdrUpd11009.pkg

I still get error 1311 when installing Adobe reader for PC

I also took Mr. Bailey's question in this way - obviously search engines index the fact that there is "foo-bar.pdf" which has an anchor link in an HTML file.

They key and very important question is "Can search engines search for and index content inside a PDF file" which is linked inside an HTML file". I'm surprised the answer above is listed as the correct one. It's certainly accurate, but does not answer Mr., Bailey's (and now my) question.