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After Foxit PDF Editor has been activated with activation code,the activation code will be listed in Foxit PDF Editor application. For how to find the activation code in Foxit PDF Editor application,please refer to this article.
If you need to set the Foxit PDF Editor to not display the activation code,you could do one of the following optional settings.
Use MST file with MSI installer
If you want to hide activation code in Foxit PDF Editor when deploying with MSI installer file, you can use the MST file to implement it.
1.Follow here to download an appropriate version of Foxit Customization Tool (FCT).
2.Run FCT, click on open folder icon on top left corner to open the appropriate Foxit PDF Editor MSI installer file.
3. In the Preferences tab, click on Activation Settings and check option Hide Activation Code in the application.
4.Everything is done, click on Save icon on the left top corner to save current settings as .mst file.
5.Apply MST file with command-line installation or GPO deployment.
With Command-line Installation:
Add an additional parameter TRANSFORMS="xxx.mst" when installing from command line.
Usage Example:
msiexec /i "xxx.msi" TRANSFORMS="xxx.mst"
With GPO Deployment:
Add an additional parameter TRANSFORMS="xxx.mst" when extracting the data from .msi package with "/a".
Usage Example:
msiexec /a "xxx.msi" TRANSFORMS="xxx.mst"
Tip: In the Deployment Software dialog box, select Advanced option as the deployment method, click on Next button and then select the MST file on the Modification tab.
Use XML file
If you typically use an XML file to force settings on users, you can create and distribute an XML file to a dedicated folder on Users’ machines to hide the activation code information in Foxit PDF Editor. Below are the steps:
Create and Apply an XML File
1.Download the matching version of the Foxit Customization Tool (FCT) from the link provided in this article. Double-click the tool to open its welcome dialog box, select XML Editor for Foxit PDF Editor, and click OK to access the XML editing interface.
2. In the Preferences tab, click on Activation Settings and check option Hide Activation Code in the application. Click on Save button to create an XML file. The default name would be “ProfStore.xml”. If you already have a ProfStore.xml file, import it by clicking on Open button.
4.Distribute the XML file into the main installation folder or your Foxit PDF Editor ,for example “C:Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Editor\ProfStore”. If there is no ProfStore folder under “C:Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Editor\”,please manually create a ProfStore folder there for saving the xml file.
5.Restart PDF Editor then you will find that the activation code information will not be displayed anymore in Foxit PDF Editor application.
Use the GPO template
If you typically use GPO templates to define what settings will be affected, you can use GPO template to hide the activation code information. This article lists all available GPO templates, pick up and download the appropriate one that matches with your current program version.Please refer to Using Group Policy part in user manual to add GPO template. Once you have the GPO template set in place, implement the following steps.
Open Group Policy Editor, go to Computer or User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Classic Administrative Templates (ADM) -> Foxit PDF Editor-> Preferences -> double click on Activation Settings> Hide Activation Code-> check the option Enable -> click on OK to apply the change.
Related Topic:
Where is the license information of Foxit PDF Editor?