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Foxit Reader

427 bytes added, 12:10, 27 October 2011
Added clarifications as to what signing up with Foxit Corp means; Moving things around; Added Display PDF In Browser config info
Foxit Reader / Foxit Enterprise Reader is a free PDF viewer distinguished from Adobe Reader by being smaller, more secure and easier to update.
 
The installer here assumes you're using the MSI version of the installer rather than the regular .exe installer. 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 roll out in your organisation. The EXE version is licensed for personal use only, 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.
=Downloading Foxit Enterprise Reader MSI installer=
Foxit The installer here assumes you're using the MSI version of the installer rather than the regular .exe installer. It is trying strongly encouraged to push use the MSI and not the .exe installer, because the latter is aimed at end-users into using and includes addons like the ask.com toolbar, which you generally don't want to roll out in your organisation. The EXE version is licensed for personal use only, if you are deploying Foxit Reader EXE installer, so you '''must''' sign up for the free enterprise version that is easily found on their web site. For the comes as an MSI installer, Foxit want you to register with them to get the known as Foxit Enterprise Reader MSI installer, so you either have to register at http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/enterprise_reg.php to get that. Foxit Enterprise Reader remains free, you're registering with the Foxit Corporation sales team, or who will then notify you each time a new version is released with a URL to download it from. Alternatively you may be able to download it via Foxit Enterprise Reader from a direct URL such as:* 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 5.0.1.0523: 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.msi (as of 26th October 2011 this appears to be possibly a beta versionhasn't been announced on their web site, with 5.0.2.718 being but it is the most recent stable versionFoxit Software give you when you sign up)
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=WPKG Packages=
== Foxit Enterprise Reader 5.0 Series (English) ==
<source lang="xml">
<package
-register - make Foxit Reader the default PDF reader
== Foxit Enterprise Reader 4.3 Series (English) ==
<source lang="xml">
==Turn Off Automatic Updates==
 
===Foxit Reader 5.1===
Per-user automated configuration: ?
 
GUI: ?
===Foxit Enterprise Reader 5.0===
GUI: Help &rarr; Check for updates now &rarr; Preferences &rarr; Updater &rarr; Automatically check for Foxit updates []
==Display PDF In Browser==
 
===Foxit Reader / Foxit Enterprise Reader 5.0===
 
On startup, each user gets a 'Welcome to Foxit Reader' dialog, in which there is a '[*] Display PDF in Browser' option that is selected. The same option is in Tools &rarr; Preferences &rarr; File Associations &rarr; Display PDF in Browser. These options respond only to administrator accounts (not sure about Power Users), other users can alter them but doing so will make no difference, with that in Tools &rarr; Preferences reverting on next startup. Foxit acts upon the option set by an administrator, for all users.
=Configuration Scripts=
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