Prevent duplicate installation

PDF-XChange Drivers API (only) V4/V5
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miromr
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Prevent duplicate installation

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You can prevent duplicate installation ?
For example, I'm going to install silent installation to a computer where one is already installed PDFXchange version (lite, std, pro, sdk).
You may experience a problem?

Thank you Miro
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Stefan - PDF-XChange
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Re: Prevent duplicate installation

Post by Stefan - PDF-XChange »

Hi Miro,

I do have the end user Pro bundle package, Lite + various SDK versions (4 and 5) installed on the same computer and they all work correctly.

But standard and Pro versions use the same driver, so if the end user uninstalls one of them - it could cause problem for the other as well.

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Re: Prevent duplicate installation

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Hi Stefan
-What is the recommended procedure when I run silent install PDF-XChange Drivers API SDK-V5
if your computer is running a version of Std or Pro?
Can I run a silent installation of PDF-XChange Drivers API SDK-V5 without risk?

-What is the recommended procedure when I run silent install PDF-XChange Drivers API SDK-V5
if it is installed my version PDF-XChange Drivers API SDK-V5
on your computer in the event of a third patry application that uses PDF-XChange Drivers API SDK V5-PDF-XChange Drivers API SDK by anozher subversion V5?
Can I run a silent installation of PDF-XChange Drivers API SDK-V5 without risk?

Thank you Miro
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Re: Prevent duplicate installation

Post by Stefan - PDF-XChange »

Hi Miro,

You can deploy the PDFX into a subfolder of your own products installation. Set that with the /DIR parameter for the PDF X installer.

In general there should be no issues with multiple products utilizing our SDKs installed on the same machine, and I was told that we are aware of some very specific cases that can cause some minor inconveniences but that we are working on getting those resolved as well.

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Stefan
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Re: Prevent duplicate installation

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Thank you very much Stefan :D
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Re: Prevent duplicate installation

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:)