SCCM 1902 Deploying Adobe

Question

We are currently using an old SCCM server running 1902 (yes it is going away but is what we have right now). Anyway I need to deploy Acrobat to a group of devices, but I need to uninstall the old version before the new version is installed. I was thinking about creating a script in SCCM to run the MSI to remove the older versions before the installer runs. The problem is I do not see a why to add steps or additional tasks to a deployment. I did check and I do have have application groups as an option.

Answer 1

Hi rr-4098,

Hope everything is going well.

Per my experience, we can use supersedence application to achieve your goal. When you supersede an application, you specify a new deployment type to replace the deployment type of the superseded application. You can also decide whether to upgrade or uninstall the superseded application before the client installs the superseding application.

This scenario is commonly used when you want to deploy an upgrade to an existing application. To remove the existing deployment type before the new deployment type is installed, select Uninstall. If you decide to upgrade an application, make sure that you test this in a lab environment first.

For more detailed information and steps, please refer to:

Revise and supersede applications in Configuration Manager

An Easy Method to Use SCCM Application Supersedence | ConfigMgr

Feel free to contact me if you have any concerns/queries.

Best regards,

Simon

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Answer 2

Thanks for the info... I took my uninstall script and made it into an Application package that checks the registry for the presence of the old installs. I then went to the new App Supersede and selected the uninstall script \ and the new App to replace it...

Here's hoping for the best...

Answer 3

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

Is the new version application deployed as "required"? Have you configured maintenance windows in SCCM?

Thanks for your time. Have a nice day!

Best regards,

Simon

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