Installing without Changing File Associations

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Installing without Changing File Associations


 

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PDF-XChange Editor is set as the default application for PDF files (by file extension association and mime-type) when the default installation is used. If you want to prevent this from happening and/or disable other default settings, then use either of the methods detailed below.

 

At the Command Line

 

The following command lines can be used to disable default settings:

 

SET_AS_DEFAULT="0" - disables PDF-XChange Editor from being set as the default application for PDF files.

VIEW_IN_BROWSERS="0" - disables PDF-XChange Editor from being set as the default application for opening PDF files in browsers.

SET_LITE_AS_DEFAULT="0" - disables PDF-XChange Printer Lite from being set as the default system printer.

 

Example

 

msixec.exe /i \\UNC\path\to\EditorV10.x64.msi SET_AS_DEFAULT="0" VIEW_IN_BROWSER="0" SET_LITE_AS_DEFAULT="0"

 

This command line will install PDF-XChange Editor on a 64-bit system with all features, no license and will not change any defaults for file associations, mime types or the default printer.

 

Using a Transform File

 

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Figure 1. Orca Interface, PDF-XChange Editor .msi Property Table, SET_AS_DEFAULT Highlighted

 

During installation, .pdf file associations making PDF-XChange Editor the default application can be set in HKLM and all users without existing .pdf associations will get PDF-XChange Editor as the default for .pdf files on first run. However, the file association for users with an existing .pdf file association will not be changed, and consequently will not necessarily default to PDF-XChange Editor. Therefore it is important to note that the default defined in an installation may not be applied to all users.

 

If you are using Orca and a transform file, then change the value of SET_AS_DEFAULT and VIEW_IN_BROWSERS from 1 to 0:

 

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Figure 2. Orca Interface, PDF-XChange Editor .msi Property Table, VIEW_IN_BROWSERS and SET_AS_DEFAULT Set to Zero

 

Instructions on how to use Orca to create transform files for your deployment are available here.