Do you have a link to the reference aricle for this prereq ?
No. As I wrote earlier, our Windows base installation includes the VC++Redist. I wasn't even aware that Acrobat required it before I read about simplearc's experiences. He notes (@Apr 1, 2014 7:46 PM above) that VC++Rredist is only required for "certain functions" that are server related. My script doesn't include it.
So if your installing Acrobat on its own you just need to run an exception deployer pre to install it and then run it post again. Without an MSI line inbetween? Again do you have a reference article for this?
No, again. Just personal experience. Adobe instructs to run XDA in pre-mode, then the install the build and run XDA in post-mode again. If you are only installing Acrobat, installing the build doesn't seem to do anything, but YMMV. It doesn't hurt either.