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Can I customize the pdfMachine install?

April 26, 2017customize install pdfmachine

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Can I customize the pdfMachine install?

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The downloadable file, pdfMachine.exe, is a self extracting zip file. If you unzip it you will notice a bunch of files, but the ones of interest are: bgssetup.exe – The setup program. This is automatically run by the self extracting zip to install the software. bgsconf.ini – The setup configuration file, loaded by bgssetup.exe. This file is customizable in any text editor, e.g. notepad. Install options in the bgsconf.ini file are: LANG Can currently be EN(English), DE(German), FR(French), ES(Spanish), PL(Polish), PT(Portuguese), IT(Italian) startMenuName Controls the name on the start menu printer Name of the printer (defaults to BroadGun pdfMachine) quiet Set to 1 to install without user interaction isShared Set to 1 to share the printer on the network. OfficeAddin Set to 1 to install the Microsoft Office addin toolbar installerStartBgProcess Set to 0 to prevent bgsmsnd.exe being started during install. See more info here After you have changed the bgsconf.ini file, to install the sof