Package Configuration

Specification

Adobe Acrobat Reader v8.1.2

for the
United States
Army Golden Master Program
For additional Information please contact us at:
AGM.Support@us.army.mil or (800) 966-7176
https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/130061

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Subject: Army Golden Master Revision: 1.0

Title: Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 Author:
A. Bernardo
Audience: US Army Field IT Support staff tasked to Effective Date:
deploy the AGM Desktop and Laptop standard 30 JUL 2008
build products.

I. Overview
Adobe Reader is free software that lets you open, view, search, digitally sign, verify, and print
Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To date, more than 500 million copies of Adobe Reader
have been distributed worldwide on 23 platforms and in 26 languages
Adobe Reader 8 enables you to securely view, print, search, sign, and verify the authenticity of
Adobe PDF files. With Reader 8, you can easily collaborate on a document with the new Start
Meeting conferencing button. Additionally, Reader 8 features a simpler, streamlined interface with
customizable toolbars.
In addition to these features, authors creating PDF files using Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional or
Adobe LiveCycle® software can activate special features in Adobe Reader 8 that enable you to
review, mark up, and add comments to PDF files. Read more about the new features in Adobe
Reader 8.

II. Configuration
Make Adobe Reader the Default PDF Viewer
Suppress display of End User License Agreement (EULA)
Disable PrintMe Internet Printing command in File menu
Command Line Arguments /qn /norestart
Default settings unless otherwise specified.
Adobe Reader v8.1.2 updates the previous versions when installed.

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III. Software Requirements

Hardware
Intel Pentium III or equivalent processor
128 MB of RAM

Software
Microsoft® Windows® Vista; Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition
with Service Pack 2; Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4; Windows 2003 Server
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, Firefox 1.5 or 2.0, Mozilla 1.7, AOL 9 Internet Explorer
5.5 or greater

Disk Space Requirements

118 MB of available hard-disk space

IV. Appendix A – Security Assessment

No known security issues

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