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Previous edit by 217.91.110.192 claimed to remove 2.0 but actually removed 3.x too! Please leave old version info in place, it's useful to people, just append your new info.
Foxit Reader is a free PDF viewer distinguished from Adobe Reader by being small smaller, more secure and easier to update.
The installer here assumes you've downloaded the MSI version of the installer rather than the regular EXE .exe installer, from the [http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/download.php Foxit download page]. It is strongly encouraged to use the MSI and not the EXE .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 in your company.
These installers assume that Windows is localised in English. For Windows localised for other languages you will need to make changes accordingly.
-register - make Foxit Reader the default PDF reader
== Foxit Reader 3.3 Series (English) ==
<source lang="xml">
<package
id="foxit-reader"
name="Foxit Reader"
revision="3.3"
reboot="false"
priority="0">
<check
type="uninstall"
condition="exists"
path="Foxit Reader" />
<install cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\foxit-reader\FoxitReader33_enu.msi" DESKTOP_SHORTCUT=0 VIEWINBROWSER=0 /qn /norestart' />
<remove cmd='msiexec /x {576CDB8F-98CA-4B0A-942C-EE60F6147931} /passive /norestart' />
<upgrade cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\foxit-reader\FoxitReader33_enu" DESKTOP_SHORTCUT=0 VIEWINBROWSER=0 /qn /norestart' />
</package>
</source>
Please note that VIEWINBROWSER does not affect Internet Explorer integration. To disable that you have to uncheck "Internet -> Display PDF in Browser" through the Foxit Reader GUI or use the script below.
Foxit Reader automatically makes itself the default PDF reader, hence the '-register' command-line switch used with earlier versions isn't used here. If you don't want this you can set the property MAKEDEFAULT=0 during installation.
===Command-line Switches===
-register - make Foxit Reader the default PDF reader
== Foxit Reader 2.3 ==
<source lang="xml">
<package
id="foxit-reader"
name="Foxit Reader"
revision="2.3"
reboot="false"
priority="0">
<check type="file" condition="versiongreaterorequal" path="%PROGRAMFILES%\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe" value="2.3.2008.3201" />
<install cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\Office\Foxit\FoxitReader23.msi" /QN /NORESTART ALLUSERS=1' />
<install cmd='"%PROGRAMFILES%\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe" -register' />
<remove cmd='msiexec /x {376DA9DC-71B3-4AB7-A80C-8ED02A736172} /passive /norestart' />
<upgrade cmd='msiexec /i "%SOFTWARE%\Office\Foxit\FoxitReader23.msi" /QN /NORESTART ALLUSERS=1' />
<upgrade cmd='"%PROGRAMFILES%\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\Foxit Reader.exe" -register' />
</package>
</source>
===Command-line Switches===
-register - make Foxit Reader the default PDF reader
=Uninstall Strings=
===Foxit Reader 4.1===
Per-user configuration: HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\AutoUpdate Info\IsAutoUpdate = 0
GUI: Help → Check for updates now → Preferences → Updater → Automatically check for Foxit updates []
===Foxit Reader 3.1===
System-wide configuration: IsAutoUpdate=0 in %PROGRAMFILES%\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\FoxitReader_Preferences.ini. I don't know the purpose of this file in version 3.1 as each user has their own configuration setting.
Per-user configuration: HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\AutoUpdate Info\IsAutoUpdate = 0