Installing e.g Acrobar reader ???

Bugge T. Jensen · 26th November 2002, 14:17

Hi
In my product i use the acrobat reader. In my installer i have made it possible to select to install the arobat reader software.

If selected i run

Section "Adobe"
SectionIn 2
SetOutPath $INSTDIR\util
File ${SOURCE}\bin\commercial\adobe\ar500enu.exe
ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\util\ar500enu.exe"'
SectionEnd

The acrobat reader install starts and when finished my own installation continues..

But what about uninstall.
Should i run the acrobat reader uninstall ?

In suggestions or idea's to do this a better way

Joost Verburg · 26th November 2002, 14:27

Unless you know exactly what the Acrobat installer does, this is the best way.

I also don't know wheather making your own installer for Acrobat is legal.

lewellyn · 26th November 2002, 17:56

Quote:

Originally posted by Bugge T. Jensen
But what about uninstall.
Should i run the acrobat reader uninstall ?

I would not run the Acrobat uninstaller. I mean, in a year's time someone will want to uninstall your software and forget that you're the one who installed Reader. They'll think it awful cheeky for you to uninstall something else.

Alternatively, they may have uninstalled it themselves, already.

Either way, AFAIK, it's not a common practice to uninstall 3rd party products that you install.

If it is, someone let me know quick, before they press the GM I sent over yesterday!

Mottel · 27th November 2002, 12:16

Quote:

Originally posted by Joost Verburg
I also don't know wheather making your own installer for Acrobat is legal.

He doesn't. He just Exec's Acrobat's installer from his. Why wouldn't that be OK? I'm doing something similar with a 3rd party product, but then, the one I'm installing comes with express permission to redistribute.

Joost Verburg · 27th November 2002, 14:09

I know, I was just saying that the other possibility (installing the files using NSIS) might not be legal.

Bugge T. Jensen · 27th November 2002, 14:13

Thank you for all your replies.

I will run the install as shown.
To uninstall you have to run add/remove programs and the run the acrobat uninstaller.

I think this is the best way

n0On3 · 6th December 2002, 15:14

if you want you can add a message window telling that Adobe Acrobat won't be uninstalled and if wanted the user has to uninstall it by himself.

Yathosho · 8th December 2002, 18:07

Quote:

Originally posted by Joost Verburg
I know, I was just saying that the other possibility (installing the files using NSIS) might not be legal.

i agree here with joost, you've got to read adobe's license for acrobat reader, i'm quite certain that the redistribution needs adobe's permission. knowing adobe, they are after such things quite a lot. maybe you should consider a free solution. i think ghostview might be it.

26th November 2002, 14:17	#1
Bugge T. Jensen Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 22	Installing e.g Acrobar reader ??? Hi In my product i use the acrobat reader. In my installer i have made it possible to select to install the arobat reader software. If selected i run Section "Adobe" SectionIn 2 SetOutPath $INSTDIR\util File ${SOURCE}\bin\commercial\adobe\ar500enu.exe ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\util\ar500enu.exe"' SectionEnd The acrobat reader install starts and when finished my own installation continues.. But what about uninstall. Should i run the acrobat reader uninstall ? In suggestions or idea's to do this a better way

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26th November 2002, 14:27	#2
Joost Verburg NSIS MUI Dev Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,717	Unless you know exactly what the Acrobat installer does, this is the best way. I also don't know wheather making your own installer for Acrobat is legal.

27th November 2002, 14:09	#5
Joost Verburg NSIS MUI Dev Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,717	I know, I was just saying that the other possibility (installing the files using NSIS) might not be legal.

27th November 2002, 14:13	#6
Bugge T. Jensen Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 22	Thank you for all your replies. I will run the install as shown. To uninstall you have to run add/remove programs and the run the acrobat uninstaller. I think this is the best way

6th December 2002, 15:14	#7
n0On3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Barcelona Posts: 314	if you want you can add a message window telling that Adobe Acrobat won't be uninstalled and if wanted the user has to uninstall it by himself.