I am in Adobe update hell right now. Adobe released their quarterly security update for Adobe Acrobat and Reader and I have more questions than answers.

Adobe says that it is adding a dormant updater in Reader that they will use to test a new updater methodology. A post on another board mentions BITS. I suspect that is the new tech. I'd like to know if I disable updates via the Adobe Customization (Tuner) tool will that disable this new method as well? I haven't seen any info.

When 9.1 released, it was possible to download a version without Adobe Air. I dont see that option anymore.

Adobe Reader 9.2 is both a full update and a msp (patch update). According to this "The Adobe Reader MUI 9.2 patch can be deployed over any of versions 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3 directly." However I'm getting an error applying to 9.1.3. A bit of searching finds this article. While it is talking about AIPs (Administrative Install Points) the consensus seems to be that you can't put 9.2 on 9.1.3 because its a security patch.

And lastly, while tuning the full version of 9.2 for deployment, I found a new exe in the HKLM Run key. AdobeArm.exe is now starting at each boot. I typically delete reader_sl.exe when I'm creating a Adobe Reader install. I'd like to know what AdobeArm.exe is before I deleted it.

Sorry about posting more questions than answers. I try not do that too often. I'm off to check Adobe Forums for answers.