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Learning to Install Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

Back in April 2009, I wrote an article on installing Adobe Acrobat Reader. A reader reported to me that the process does not work for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. There were enough changes to the process, I worked through and documented the process so the reader could get Acrobat Reader DC installed.

Portable Document Format (PDF) files are a popular way to transfer documents between computer users. A PDF file presents documents, including formatting and images, independent of software, hardware, and operating systems. There are over 10,000 free viewers available on http://www.download.com which allows the viewing of PDF files.

In this article, you will learn:

  • how to sign up to distribute the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version
  • download the distributable file
  • download the Adobe Customization Wizard
  • extract the Acrobat Reader MSI file
  • customize the MSI file
  • install the customized file on your master image
  • remove additional menu items using JavaScript

Another HRP, another picadm.sys bug?

Picadm.sys you say? A few years back I already wrote about picadm.sys issues: https://www.carlwebster.com/the-curious-case-of-the-slow-file-transfer/ Citrix has been updating picadm.sys numerous times since then, and also did in the latest release: HRP06.…
Documenting a Citrix XenApp 6 Farm with Microsoft PowerShell and Word – Version 3

Documenting a Citrix XenApp 6 Farm with Microsoft PowerShell and Word – Version 3

The script to document a Citrix XenApp 6 farm has proven to be very popular.  I had not always wanted to take the time to create a version of the script that would output to a Microsoft Word document because this script had not been downloaded very much.  But in the last few months, the script has been downloaded several thousands of times.  So I finally decided it was time to create a version of this script that creates a Word document.  Ryan Revord had taken the XenApp 6.0 version of the script and changed it to create a basic Microsoft Word document.  Ryan saved me a lot of work but I wanted improve on the document created by adding a cover page, Table of Contents and footer.  This article will explain the changes to the script to create a Word document.

Using My Citrix XenApp 6.5 PowerShell Documentation Script with Remoting

Using My Citrix XenApp 6.5 PowerShell Documentation Script with Remoting

I received an email from a reader wanting to get my Citrix XenApp 6.5 Farm PowerShell documentation script to work remotely.  After I wrote my original script and article, Citrix updated the XenApp 6.5 PowerShell SDK to support Remoting and a Default Computer Name.  Even using the new –ComputerName parameter, he was still unable to get my script to work.