1. Turn off automatic updates on Windows OS

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  3. If your computer is connected to the internet, then you can change the Adobe Updater preferences to not check for updates.

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  5. To Change the Adobe Updater preferences, do the following:

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  7. 1. Start the AdobeUpdater.exe application from …\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater 5

  8. 2. When the update screen appears, click the Preferences button

  9. 3. Uncheck the Automatically Check for updates checkbox and click OK

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  11. If your computer does not have an internet connection, then you can manually edit the AdobeUpdaterPreferences.dat file.

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  13. To manually edit the AdobeUpdaterPreferences.dat file, do the following:

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  15. 1. Start the AdobeUpdater.exe application from …\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Updater 5

  16. 2. When the Adobe Updater dialog appears stating that there is no Internet connection, click Cancel

  17. 3. Navigate to …\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Updater5 on Windows XP or …\[username]\AppData\Local\Adobe\Updater5 on Vista and open AdobeUpdaterPrefs.dat in Notepad.

  18. 4. If the <AutoCheck>1</AutoCheck> tag already exists, then change the value from 1 to 0. Otherwise, add the line <AutoCheck>0</AutoCheck> anywhere between the <AdobeUpdater></AdobeUpdater> tags.

  19. 5. Close and save the AdobeUpdaterPrefs.dat file.

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  21. Turn off automatic updates on Mac OS

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  23. If your computer is connected to the internet, then you can change the Adobe Updater preferences to not check for updates.

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  25. To Change the Adobe Updater preferences, do the following:

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  27. 1. Start the Adobe Updater application from /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities/Adobe Updater5/.

  28. 2. When the update screen appears, click the Preferences link.

  29. 3. Uncheck the Automatically Check for updates checkbox and click OK.

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  31. If your computer does not have an internet connection, then you can manually edit the AdobeUpdaterPreferences.dat file.

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  33. To manually edit the AdobeUpdaterPreferences.dat file, do the following:

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  35. 1. Start the Adobe Updater application from /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities/Adobe Updater5/.

  36. 2. When the Adobe Updater dialog appears, stating that there is no Internet connection, click Cancel.

  37. 3. Navigate to “/Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Updater5/” and open the AdobeUpdaterPrefs.dat file in TextEdit.

  38. 4. If the <AutoCheck>1</AutoCheck> tag already exists, then change the value from 1 to 0. Otherwise, add the line <AutoCheck>0</AutoCheck> anywhere between the <AdobeUpdater></AdobeUpdater> tags.

  39. 5. Close and save the AdobeUpdaterPrefs.dat file.