http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11849
--- Comment #1 from foobard jens@porup.com 2008-03-08 11:09:49 --- in the /.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Adobe/Acrobat 6.0/Acrobat directory there is an executable called AdobeUpdateManager.exe.
Here's what happens when I run wine AdobeUpdateManager.exe:
me@laptop:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Adobe/Acrobat 6.0/Acrobat$ wine AdobeUpdateManager.exe fixme:spoolsv:serv_main (0 (nil)) err:advapi:service_get_status service protocol error - failed to read pipe r = 0 count = 0! me@laptop:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Adobe/Acrobat 6.0/Acrobat$
don't know if that helps at all.
given the name of the executable, this bug probably affects other Adobe products as well.