Snapform Viewer Silent Install (How-To Guide)

Snapform Viewer allows you to fill, save, print and submit interactive forms in a snap. The free and fully functional Snapform Viewer ensures that data entered in the form is accurate and complies with the rules and regulations set by the form owner. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Snapform Viewer from the command line using the EXE installer.

How to Install Snapform Viewer Silently

Snapform Viewer 32-bit Silent Install (EXE)

  1. Navigate to: http://www.snapform.com/en/downloads/
  2. Download the SFViewer_x_y_z.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
  3. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  4. Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
  5. Enter the following command: SFViewer_x_y_z.exe -q
  6. Press Enter

After a few moments you should see the Snapform Viewer Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Software Title:Snapform Viewer
Vendor:Ringler Informatik AG
Architecture:x86
Installer Type:EXE
Silent Install Switch:SFViewer_x_y_z.exe -q
Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System)"%ProgramFiles%\SnapFormViewer\uninstall.exe" -q
Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System)"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\SnapFormViewer\uninstall.exe" -q
Download Link:http://www.snapform.com/en/downloads/
PSADT v4:Snapform Viewer | PSADT v4

Snapform Viewer 64-bit Silent Install (EXE)

  1. Navigate to: http://www.snapform.com/en/downloads/
  2. Download the SFViewer_x64_x_y_z.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
  3. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  4. Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
  5. Enter the following command: SFViewer_x64_x_y_z.exe -q
  6. Press Enter

After a few moments you should see the Snapform Viewer Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Software Title:Snapform Viewer
Vendor:Ringler Informatik AG
Architecture:x64
Installer Type:EXE
Silent Install Switch:SFViewer_x64_x_x_x.exe -q
Silent Uninstall Switch:"%ProgramFiles%\SnapFormViewer\uninstall.exe" -q
Download Link:http://www.snapform.com/en/downloads/
PSADT v4:Snapform Viewer | PSADT v4

The information above provides a quick overview of the software title, vendor, silent install, and silent uninstall switches. The download link provided take you directly to the vendors website. Continue reading if you are interested in additional details and configurations.


Additional Configurations

Change the Snapform Viewer Default Installation Directory

You can also change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing Snapform Viewer to “C:\Snapform Viewer”

SFViewer_x64_x_x_x.exe -q -dir "C:\Snapform Viewer"

Disable Snapform Viewer Auto Update

By default, Snapform Viewer will automatically check for updates. If you want to disable the auto update setting you can run the following command line switches.

Snapform Viewer Silent Install with Auto Updates Disabled

SFViewer_x64_x_x_x.exe -q -VautoUpdates=false

How to Uninstall Snapform Viewer Silently

Check out the following post for a scripted solution:

Snapform Viewer Install and Uninstall (PSADT v4)
  1. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  2. Enter one of the following commands:

Snapform Viewer 32-bit Silent Uninstall on 32-bit System

"%ProgramFiles%\SnapFormViewer\uninstall.exe" -q

Snapform Viewer 32-bit Silent Uninstall on 64-bit System

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\SnapFormViewer\uninstall.exe" -q

Snapform Viewer 64-bit Silent Uninstall on 64-bit System

"%ProgramFiles%\SnapFormViewer\uninstall.exe" -q

Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.