Installation Of Foxit Printer Driver


Index:

  1. Download.

  2. Install.

  3. Configure.



Details:

  1. Download.

Save the setup for Foxit PDF Reader (version 6.2.3) using the following link:


http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/6.x/6.2/enu/FoxitReader623.815_enu_Setup.exe


  1. Install.

    Start the installation process by double-clicking on the file FoxitReader623.815_enu_Setup.exe.

    Choose Yes, when prompted for administrator privileges.


    Click Next on the Welcome Screen.


    Accept the license agreement and click Next.


    Click Next when prompted for the destination folder.


    Click Next with the “Standard Installation” selected.


    In the “Additional Tasks” dialog box, please make sure that the option “Set Foxit Reader as the default PDF viewer” is Not Checked. Then click Next.


    Leave “Safe Reading Mode” enabled and click Next.


    Review the options and click Install.


    Wait for the process to finish and click Finish with the option “Launch Foxit Readerchecked.


  2. Configure.

    A) Configure the Printer Driver.

    Navigate to “Control Panel” → “Hardware and Sound” → “View devices and printers”.


    Right click on “Foxit Reader PDF Printer” from within the “Printers” section, and select “Printing preferences”.


    Select the “My Documents” folder as the “Target Folder”.

    Check “Overwrite existing PDF file without confirmation”.

    Check “Use default filename and save to default folder”.

    De-select “View PDF results”.

    Make sure that the “Save As Default” is checked.

    Click OK to save the settings.



    B) Disable automatic updates for Foxit Reader (optional, because version 7 and 8 are slower to printing).

    This can be done from within Foxit Reader by selecting File → Preferences → Updater → Do not download or install updates automatically. Click OK to accept the changes.