Disable Internet Connection and updates from Adobe CS4

How to remove all unwanted Internet activity and updates from your adobe CS4 software?

Works for Windows XP and Vista

Simply follow these 3 steps:

Redirect the Adobe website DNS record to a dummy IP address:

• Create a new text file with notepad
• Paste these lines

FIND /C /I "activate.adobe.com" %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 ECHO ^127.0.0.1                activate.adobe.com>>%WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

• Save the text file as UNREGISTER.cmd
• Double click on the .cmd file to save the changes into the registry

Modify registry settings:

• Create a new text file with notepad
• Paste these lines

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\CSXSPreferences]
"AdobeOnlineDefault"="0"
"UpdatesAllowed"="0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe]
"AdobeOnlineDefault"="0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe]
"Enterprise"=dword:00000001

• Save the text file as ADOBEUNREG.reg
• Double click on the .reg file to save the changes into the registry

Delete the Adobe Updater Folder:

• go to "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe" delete the "updater6" folder

Sources:
Various websites + Adobe Website for the registry changes

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