Adobe Central Output Server

Version 5.7

Before You Install

March 2009

Edition 3.0

Copyright 2009 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.

This file contains important information that was not available when the product documentation was written. Review this information before installing this version of Adobe Central Output Server (Central).


Contents

What's New

Supported Platforms and System Requirements

Installation Instructions

The Documentation Set

Licenses and Copyrights


What's New

The What's New document (WhatsNew.pdf in the Documentation directory) contains details on the new features added to this release of Central and the Agents.

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Supported Platforms and System Requirements

The following are the supported Microsoft Windows platforms for Central 5.7:

Supported Platform

Supported Version

Processor

Microsoft Windows 2000

Server Update Rollup #1 for Service Pack 4

x86 or VMware ESX/GSX

Microsoft Windows 2003

Server (32 bit) Service Pack 2 - Standard and Enterprise

x86 or VMware ESX/GSX

Microsoft Windows 2008

Server (32/64 bit) - Standard and Enterprise

x86 or VMware ESX/GSX

Microsoft Windows XP

Service Pack 3

x86 or VMware ESX/GSX

Microsoft Windows Vista

Service Pack 1

x86 or VMware ESX/GSX

Note: Central is not supported on a Microsoft Windows 2000 IPv6 environment.

The following are the supported Microsoft Windows e-mail systems for Central 5.7:

Central Platform

E-Mail Server

E-Mail Client

Protocol

Windows 2000

Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000

Outlook 2000

MAPI
SMTP/POP3

Windows 2003

Exchange 2003

Outlook 2003

MAPI
SMTP/POP3

Windows 2008

Exchange 2007

Outlook 2007

MAPI
SMTP/POP3

Windows 2000
Windows 2003

Domino Server R5
Domino Server R6

Lotus Notes R5
Lotus Notes R6

SMTP/POP3

Note: The E-mail Client must be on the same machine as Central.

To install the base Central software, you need:

  • At a minimum, Pentium processor 450mhz with 256 MB of RAM.
  • 40 MB of space, plus 40 MB of temporary space during installation.
  • For long file names, an NTFS partition. For other issues concerning different file systems, consult your operating system documentation.
  • The Product Authorization Code (PAC). This is the 16-character code provided to you when you purchased your software or ordered your evaluation copy.

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Installation Instructions

The Getting Started guide (Get_Started.pdf) provides all the information you need to successfully install Central 5.7, as well as an overview of how the software works.

Upgrading a Previous Central Installation

Upgrading from a previous version of Central to version 5.7 is not possible. The Setup program will not let you install Central 5.7 if it detects a previous version on your system. Previous versions of Central must be uninstalled before you can install Central 5.7.

Uninstalling Central

When you uninstall Central, the Uninstall program removes all files originally installed with the software. This includes files which you may have customized, such as the .jmd and .ini files. It is strongly recommended that you backup any customized files before you uninstall Central.

Uninstalling Central Versions 5.3 or 5.4

Central versions 5.3 and 5.4 contain a problem whereby uninstalling the software removes a section of the registry, specifically the Application branch of the event log. This problem impacts any user attempting to access the Microsoft Windows 2000 Application log from within the Event Viewer after the removal of Central. The following steps must be performed prior to uninstalling either Central version 5.3 or Central version 5.4 to prevent the problem:

  1. From the 2000 Registry, select to export the following branch to a Registry File:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application

  1. Uninstall the Central software.
  1. From the 2000 Registry, restore the Registry File created in Step 1.

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The Documentation Set

Central includes a complete set of documentation to help you understand how to use the product and its components. The documentation resides in the Documentation folder of your Central installation. The Central Documentation Map (DocMap.pdf) provides access to this documentation set. To view the documentation, you must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer. You can download Adobe Reader from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com.

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Licenses and Copyrights

By installing this product, in addition to the Adobe license terms, you also agree to be bound by the third party terms specified in the additional-legal-notices.html document, installed in the same location as the Central executable. Adobe recommends that you review these third-party terms.

Adobe Central Output Server includes technology from Symbol Technologies, Inc. Portions © 1994 Symbol Technologies, Inc.

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