You can also use the command-line to install the application:
msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter] [PROPERTY=PropertyValue]
For more detailed information on msiexec.exe, as well as required and optional parameters, type “msiexec” in the command line or visit Microsoft TechNet Help Center.
Public Properties of the Foxit PDF Editor MSI Installation Package.
Foxit PDF Editor installation properties supplement the standard MSI public properties to give administrators greater control over the installation of the application.
For the complete list of standard public properties, please refer to: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/aa370905(VS.85).aspx
The Foxit PDF Editor properties are:
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ADDLOCAL <list of features> The value of the ADDLOCAL property is a comma-delimited list of features that the installation of Foxit PDF Editor will make locally available. Foxit PDF Editor installer is composed of the following features:
FX_PDFVIEWER - Foxit PDF Viewer and its components.
FX_FIREFOXPLUGIN – A plugin used for opening PDF files in Internet Explorer. This feature requires FX_PDFVIEWER to be installed.
FX_SPELLCHECK - A tool used for searching any misspelled words in typewriter or form filler mode. This tool also suggests the correct spelling for common mistakes. This feature requires FX_PDFVIEWER to be installed.
FX_PDFA – A module used for verifying compliance with PDF/A-1a and PDF/A-1b. This feature requires FX_PDFVIEWER to be installed.
FX_OCR – A module used for making scanned or image-based PDF documents selectable and searchable. This feature requires FX_PDFVIEWER to be installed.
FX_CREATOR - Foxit PDF Creator installs a virtual printer on your system. Creator can convert any printable documents into high-quality PDFs conveniently and efficiently. This feature requires FX_PDFVIEWER to be installed.
FX_CONVERTEXT - Shell extension used for converting PDFs or combining supported files from the right click menu. This feature requires FX_CREATOR to be installed.
FX_CREATORWORDADDIN - MS Word toolbar add-in to create PDFs in just one click. This feature requires FX_CREATOR to be installed.
FX_CREATOREXCELADDIN - MS Excel toolbar add-in to create PDFs in just one click. This feature requires FX_CREATOR to be installed.
FX_CREATORPPTADDIN - MS PPT toolbar add-in to create PDFs in just one click. This feature requires FX_CREATOR to be installed.
FX_CREATOROUTLOOKADDIN - MS Outlook toolbar add-in to create PDFs in just one click. This feature requires FX_CREATOR to be installed.
FX_SE - Plugins for Windows Explorer and Windows shell. These extensions allow PDF thumbnails to be viewed in Windows Explorer, and PDF files to be previewed in Windows OS and Office 2013 (or a later version). This feature requires FX_PDFVIEWER to be installed.
FX_BROWSERADDIN - The web browser plugin used for converting web pages to PDFs.
INSTALLLOCATION Specifies the folder location of the product installed.
MAKEDEFAULT Default value of "1", Foxit PDF Editor will be set as the default application for opening PDF files.
VIEW_IN_BROWSER Default value of "1", Foxit PDF Editor will be configured to open PDF files inside browsers.
DESKTOP_SHORTCUT Default value of "1", installer will place a shortcut for the installed application on the Desktop.
STARTMENU_SHORTCUT Default value of "1", installer will create a program menu group for installed application and its components.
SETDEFAULTPRINTER Default value of "1", installer will install Foxit PDF Editor Printer and set it as the system’s default printer.
LAUNCHCHECKDEFAULT Default value of "1", Foxit PDF Editor will check if Foxit PDF Editor is the default reader when launched.
KEYPATH Specifies a license key file and saves it to the Foxit PDF Editor installation folder.
REMOVENEWVERSION Forces an installation to overwrite the newer version of Foxit PDF Editor with the value of “1”.
CLEAN Executes with the command “/uninstall”, removing all of Foxit PDF Editor’s registry data and related files with the value of “1”. (Note: This is a command for uninstallation.)
AUTO_UPDATE Does not download or install updates automatically with the value of “0”; automatically checks for updates and downloads updates if any, but lets users choose when to install them with the value of “1”; automatically installs updates with the value of “2”. The default value is “1”.
EDITION Specifies an edition to install Foxit PDF Editor.
NOTINSTALLUPDATE Does not install updates by setting the value to “1”. This will prevent Foxit PDF Editor from being updated from within the software.
INTERNET_DISABLE Disables all features that require an Internet connection by setting the value to “1”.
READ_MODE Opens a PDF file in Read Mode by default in web browsers by setting the value to “1”.
DISABLE_UNINSTALL_SURVEY Stops the Uninstall Survey after uninstallation by setting the value to “1”.
KEYCODE Activates the application by key code.
EMBEDDED_PDF_INOFFICE With the value of “1”, opens embedded PDF files in Microsoft Office with Foxit PDF Editorif Acrobat and Foxit Reader is not installed. (For the EXE installation package, inputs the command-line /displayadobeindoc.)
ADVERTISE Usually used together with ”ADDLOCAL” to advertise the specified features.
Command-line Examples:
1. Silently install the application (no user interaction) to folder "C:\Program Files\Foxit Software":
msiexec /i "Foxit PDF Editor.msi" /quiet INSTALLLOCATION="C:\Program Files\ Foxit Software "
2. Install the Foxit PDF Viewer only:
msiexec /i "Foxit PDF Editor.msi" /quiet ADDLOCAL="FX_PDFVIEWER "
3. Use the license key file saved in disk C to activate the application when running the setup:
msiexec /i "Foxit PDF Editor.msi" KEYPATH="C:\fpmkey.txt"
4. No installation of Foxit PDF Editor Printer:
msiexec /i "Foxit PDF Editor.msi" ADDLOCAL=ALL, ADVERTISE="FX_CREATOR" /qn
5. Force an installation to overwrite the same or higher version of Foxit PDF Editor:
msiexec /i "Foxit PDF Editor.msi" REMOVENEWVERSION="1"
6. Remove registry and user data when performing silent uninstallation:
msiexec /x "Foxit PDF Editor.msi" /quiet CLEAN="1"
7. Activate the application by key code:
msiexec /i "Foxit PDF Editor.msi" KEYCODE="your key code"
8. Install the application without Foxit PDF Editor Create PDF Toolbar
msiexec /i "Foxit PDF Editor.msi" ADDLOCAL=ALL, ADVERTISE="FX_BROWSERADDIN"