I would try to share what I have learnt
Turn off Adobe auto update
Many times I see users asking that, under Windows how can the Adobe update checker be turned off ??
It is though recomended that you should always keep the product uptodate however many users would like to turn off the auto update because of certain issues…
SO,
How can you turn off the Adobe auto updater ??
Launch the adobe software, (In my case the Adobe Reader)… now in the menu bar Click Help, and then Check for update…
Now make sure you have connection to the Internet and no firewall is blocking the software… so youcan see the software is checking for updates…
As it completes the check, it should present this window in front of you
Click the option Preference in that window !!! Now please check off the option which says Autometically Check for Adobe updates
From now on, the adobe softwares wont check for updates by them self any more….. You will have to check manually to obtain the updates !!!
This process works with all Adobe products, CS / CS2 / CS3
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about 2 years ago
Change the line for “AutoCheck 1 /AutoCheck” line to contain a “0″ instead of “1″.
about 2 years ago
You can:
1) create a new key called “Adobe” in the registry where you are at (via Edit->New->Key), or
2) just run Adobe Updater to access its preferences, or
3) edit the Adobe Updater preferences file at C:\Documents and Settings\(your_username)\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Updater5\AdobeUpdaterPrefs.dat and change the line 1 to have a 0 in it, as in “0″
about 2 years ago
Hi,
Now i’ve worked out how to use registry, theres a slight problem.
As mine is cracked, once I’m in HKLM\\Software\\Policies\\ I cannot advance due to there being no ‘Adobe’ after that.
Solution please?
Thanks
about 2 years ago
Hi, I along with my fellow Anon have a cracked version of CS3.
Setting aside reasons of why or how I have got a cracked version, as its really not the point in this topic/article, how would I go out changing my updater to null, to stop it, as my fellow anon said, blacklisting me?
I do not understand Rodney Smith’s comment, as I don’t know how to go about editing registry.
Thanks.
about 2 years ago
Turn off Adobe Updater by setting the registry entry
“HKLM\\Software\\Policies\\Adobe\\Updater\\Enterprise” to 1. Adobe Updater will then no longer run, regardless of the setting in the Preferences.
about 2 years ago
THANK YOU!
about 2 years ago
Awesome, I’ve used this to stop the updates on our network from Adobe which has been creating a lot of internet traffic. We only update when we update workstation images. I’ve also added it to our Documentation for further reference.
Great work.
about 2 years ago
Ive been looking for a way to stop the auto update with cs3, and it looks like adobe has joined the plank with microsoft and realized more options for users are bad bad bad.
about 2 years ago
Thanks for the useful tips.
about 2 years ago
Thanks for advice, but I need some fix for the regisry: we have roaming profile for the users, and when new user logs in all preferences once again in default mode.
about 2 years ago
hey anon: buy it!
about 2 years ago
well my cs3 is cracked so i cant let it check for updates since it would also check my info and black list my keygen not allowing me to use cs3 anymore so i need another solution around this plz..
about 2 years ago
Thanks,thats was annoyng me for a long time.
about 2 years ago
Why should Adobe hiding their update-preference, so we can’t to turn it off normally? Thanks anyway!
about 2 years ago
Thanks, found this link from TPB.
about 2 years ago
Thanks! Just what I was looking for…
about 2 years ago
Thanks… This worked for CS3 as well.
about 2 years ago
Unfortunately, I cannot turn off the firewall on my work PC. Therefore Adobe Updater never gets me to the screen where I can select the preferences.
Recently, in a fit of frustration, I found the updater exe file and just deleted it. Strange result: Adobe then would crash when trying to print. Go figure.
Any workaround?
about 2 years ago
In Photoshop CS2 check Preferences, there´s option for updates.
about 2 years ago
HMmm Nice….
But how do I do this in Adobe photoshop CS2?