![]() Save the file in the original location and restart IIS.ĪUSST is installed when you install Creative Cloud Packager (CCP). Open the file with Notepad and add the highlighted text as shown below. We also need to edit a web.config file in the following location:Ĭ:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v7\CONFIG\web.config Remember to give each one it’s unique name. The below graphic demonstrates adding the XML mapping, and it can be repeated for the other four. We have to add mapping for XML, DMG, SIG, CRL, and ZIP files. Handler mappings are site wide, so caution must be taken if you’re running multiple sites on the same server. This could be ‘Default Web Site’ or another site if you’ve chosen to create it. Open IIS Manager and Go to Handler Mappings under your site. so we have to configure the web server to handle these files properly. If all is well, you will be greeted with the IIS splash page.Īdobe updates will be distributed in the form of ZIP files, DMGs, CRLs, etc. ![]() Test the new web server by going to (or your fully qualified domain name) on the server. Under Application Development, be sure to select the following: Open Server Manager, and add the Webserver (IIS) Role. The documentation on Adobe’s site for this part is lackluster, so I’ll try and fill in the gaps. With Windows Server installed and joined to the domain, we will proceed with IIS installation and setup. I blame a coworker for deterring me from using Linux.Ĭlients connect to the update server over the web and download patches. Unfortunately, I will be doing the setup on a Windows Server 2012 R2 machine. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that one day we will be able to update ALL Adobe applications/plugins/etc. Not Flash, not Acrobat Reader, not Shockwave (if that’s still a thing). It is ONLY capable of updating Creative Cloud apps. Right out of the gates, I feel it’s worth mentioning the limitations of AUSST (currently version 4.0). This blog is meant to go over the details of setting up the Adobe Update Server and talking a bit about the caveats about the tool. ![]() It would be ideal to have an internal update server that downloads all the necessary patches once and the clients use that instead of downloading the same update 100 odd times from Adobe individually. Your safest bet is to just disable checking for updates on application startup, but leave the other process alone.A fair number of people on campus use Creative Cloud apps (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Premiere, etc.) and connect to Adobe’s servers to get their updates. This should disable update checking… but keep the security concerns in mind before doing this. Then you can uncheck the same box as listed in the step above.ĭisabling Update Checking in Adobe ReaderĪlternatively, you can also open up Adobe Reader and turn off update checking from here, which should keep Reader from checking for updates each time you open the application, although the regular update checker will still run.Īnd then uncheck the “Check for updates” box. You should get this dialog, where you can click the Preferences link. You should be able to browse down to the following path (note that 64-bit users will find it in the x86 Program Files, and you may have to repeat the process for the Updater5 directory depending on what you have installed)Ĭ:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater6ĭouble-click on the Adobe_Updater.exe file in this directory: Luckily I was able to find the directory that the executable was running from by enabling the Command Line field in Task Manager: I had already clicked on the Cancel button the first time, and I wasn’t able to get to the preferences page through the method above. Getting Rid of Adobe Updater When You Don’t See the Tray Icon This should get rid of the update checking. In the preferences dialog, you can uncheck the box for “Automatically check for Adobe updates”, and click the OK button to close the dialog. If you are able to click on the tray icon, you should see this dialog show up on your screen, and you’ll want to click the Preferences button: , which will email you whenever there is an important security update so you can update manually. If you still want to disable these processes from running, I would recommend signing up for ![]() You can’t simply rely on your virus protection and firewalls to protect you. Unfortunately, because of the success of these formats there have been quite a fewįound in Flash and Reader over the last few years, and it’s only through updating of these software packages that you’ll be protected. You should really think twice before removing this process or disabling it… the vast majority of websites use Adobe Flash, and PDF has become a standard document format… This process is used to update Adobe software, just like the name implies. ![]()
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