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Install PDFCreator without toolbar or user interaction
Brett_Barabash
Member Posts: 9
There is a major issue with the current 0.9.8 PDFCreator installer, as it installs the browser toolbar even if it is unchecked in the wizard. (Discussed here.)
To work around this issue (and make the installation process easier for your users), use a settings file during installation:
Download the most current PDFCreator installer from http://pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator/download
Using Notepad, create a file containing the following:
Save the file as pdfcreator.inf. Of course, your own preferred settings (like language) may vary. You can generate your own file by running the installer from the command line as follows:
Using Notepad, create a file containing the following:
Save the file as setup.bat.
Distribute the PDFCreator-0_9_8_setup.exe, pdfcreator.inf and setup.bat files, and install using the setup.bat file. It will install the driver using your specified default settings without prompting the user.
Bonus: You can distribute these in a zip archive, or even better, create a self-extracting archive (SFX) using a program like WinZip or 7-Zip. This option also gives you the ability to automatically run a program (in this case, your setup.bat) once the archive has been extracted.
To work around this issue (and make the installation process easier for your users), use a settings file during installation:
Download the most current PDFCreator installer from http://pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator/download
Using Notepad, create a file containing the following:
[Setup] Lang=english Dir=C:\Program Files\PDFCreator Group=PDFCreator NoIcons=0 SetupType=custom Components=program,ghostscript,helpfiles,helpfiles\english,languages,languages\english Tasks= Printername=PDFCreator ServerInstallation=0 Win9xPrinterdriver=0 WinNtPrinterdriver=0 Win2k32bitPrinterdriver=0
Save the file as pdfcreator.inf. Of course, your own preferred settings (like language) may vary. You can generate your own file by running the installer from the command line as follows:
PDFCreator_0_9_8_setup.exe /SAVEINF="pdfcreator.inf"
Using Notepad, create a file containing the following:
PDFCreator-0_9_8_setup.exe /LOADINF="pdfcreator.inf" /SILENT
Save the file as setup.bat.
Distribute the PDFCreator-0_9_8_setup.exe, pdfcreator.inf and setup.bat files, and install using the setup.bat file. It will install the driver using your specified default settings without prompting the user.
Bonus: You can distribute these in a zip archive, or even better, create a self-extracting archive (SFX) using a program like WinZip or 7-Zip. This option also gives you the ability to automatically run a program (in this case, your setup.bat) once the archive has been extracted.
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PDFCreator is a great Tool. PDFForge Toolbar is a 404 Hijacking tool that can be unistalled, but why go through the extra effort.
Simply Install without the Toolbar.
Run from command line, or create .BAT, .CMD, or .VBS file to do the work for you.