Extract an MSI file from the EXE for Adobe Reader

Steps to extract the Adobe Reader MSI installation files from the compressed executable:

1. Obtain Adobe Reader from adobe.com: http://get.adobe.com/reader/ and save the file to your desktop.
2. Choose Start > Run.
3. In the Open text box, type: "%UserProfile%\Desktop\AdbeRdr80_en_US.exe" -nos_ne
4. Click OK.
5. When the Adobe Reader Setup screen clears, choose Start > Run.
6. In the Open text box, type: %temp%
7. Drag the Adobe Reader folder to your desktop.

This folder contains AcroRead.msi and Data1.cab files needed for installation.

For Adobe Reader X, the setup files will be extracted to a folder in:

%ProgramData%\Adobe\Setup (Windows Vista and above)


%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Adobe\Setup (Windows XP / Windows Server 2003)

If you wish to define where the files will be extracted, use the -nos_o switch as follows:

AdbeRdr1010_en_US.exe.exe -nos_o"C:\Folder" -nos_ne

Replace C:\Folder with the path to a local valid folder. Please ensure the folder is empty as otherwise the existing files and folders may be overwritten/deleted.