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Foxit Reader is a free PDF viewer distinguished from Adobe Reader by being smaller, more secure and easier to update.
The installer here assumes you've downloaded re using the MSI version of the installer rather than the regular .exe installer, you may request the msi version from http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/enterprise_reg.php . It is strongly encouraged to use the MSI and not the .exe installer, because the latter is aimed at end users and includes addons like the ask.com toolbar, which you generally don't want to rollout roll out in your companyorganisation. The EXE version is licensed for personal use only. If , if you are deploying Foxit Reader, you '''must''' sign up for the free enterprise version that comes as an MSI.
These installers assume that Windows is localised in English. For Windows localised for other languages you will need to make changes accordingly.
At http://languages.foxitsoftware.com you can download language files for Foxit Reader and copy them in the same directory where Foxit Reader is installed. However the translations are usually in such a bad shape, that even a non-native English speaker is better off with the English version.
=Downloading MSI installer= Foxit Reader is trying to push users to use the EXE installer, so the MSI version may not be easily found on their site. You can request the MSI installer from http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/enterprise_reg.php. You may be able to download the MSI installer via a direct URL:* MSI installer for 3.3.1: http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/3.x/3.3/enu/FoxitReader331_enu.msi* MSI instalelr for 4.0: http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/4.x/4.0/enu/FoxitReader40_enu.msi* MSI installer for 4.1: http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/4.x/4.1/enu/FoxitReader41_enu.msi* MSI installer for 4.1.1: http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/4.x/4.1/enu/FoxitReader411_enu.msi* MSI installer for 4.2: http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/4.x/4.2/enu/FoxitReader42_enu.msi* MSI installer for 4.3: http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/4.x/4.3/enu/FoxitReader43_enu.msi* MSI installer for 4.3.1: http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/4.x/4.3/enu/FoxitReader431_enu.msi* MSI installer for 5.0.1.523 0523: http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/5.x/5.0/enu/FoxitReader501.0523_enu.msi* MSI installer for 5.0.2.718: http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/5.x/5.0/enu/FoxitReader502.0718_enu.msi* MSI installer for 5.0.3.726: http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/5.x/5.0/enu/EnterpriseFoxitReader503.0726_enu.msietc... Alternatively, you can use a search engine to search for the file name of the installer file to find another place to download the MSI installer (but this isn't advised for security reasons). Alternatively, if you have access to an old version of the MSI installer: * Grab the most recent EXE installer from the Foxit website* Run the EXE installer without actually installing the software* Browse to your local %TEMP% folder, search for "Foxit Reader.exe" and copy it somewhere else* Cancel the EXE installer* Create your WPKG install script that first installs Foxit Reader with the help of the old MSI installer and then overwrites "Foxit Reader.exe" in the installation directory with the copy that you acquired above.* Since Foxit Reader consists only of one executable, this procedure is equivalent to running the MSI installer of the most recent version (except that the uninstall GUID will be different) =WPKG Packages= == Foxit Reader 5.0 Series (English) ==
<source lang="xml">
<package
Note:
* Installer options have been set to not create a desktop shortcut, not embed Foxit Reader in the browser window, and sets itself as the default PDF viewer. You can find the different installer options in the Foxit Reader forum in the FAQ
* Tested with Windows XP 32 Bit and Windows 7 64 Bit.
* Upgrade from previous version FoxitReader42_enu.msi works. Other Upgrades not tested.
== Foxit Reader 4.3.1 Series (English) ==
<source lang="xml">
* 5.0.1: 98E780FC-920D-4CC0-B780-5A272C4915FE
*5.0.1.523: C5307DF8-9370-4646-9034-C28E2B44992C
=Configuration=