Edraw Office Viewer Component Silent Install (How-To Guide)

Edraw Office Viewer Component contains a standard ActiveX control that acts as an ActiveX document container for hosting Office documents (including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Microsoft Visio documents) in a custom form or Web page. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Edraw Office Viewer Component from the command line using the EXE installer.

How to Install Edraw Office Viewer Component Silently

Edraw Office Viewer Component Silent Install (EXE)

  1. Navigate to: https://www.edrawsoft.com/officecomponent/
  2. Download the EDOfficeSetup.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: EDOfficeSetup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
  6. Press Enter

After a few moments you will find Edraw Office Viewer Component entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Software Title:Edraw Office Viewer Component
Vendor:EdrawSoft Co.,Ltd.
Architecture:x86
Installer Type:EXE
Silent Install Switch:EDOfficeSetup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System)"%ProgramFiles%\officeviewer\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System)"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\officeviewer\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
Download Link:https://www.edrawsoft.com/officecomponent/

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


Additional Configurations

Create an Installation Log File

The Edraw Office Viewer Component installer offers the option to generate a log file during installation to assist with troubleshooting should any problems arise. You can use the following command to create a verbose log file with details about the installation.

Edraw Office Viewer Component Silent Install (EXE) with Logging

EDOfficeSetup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /LOG="%WINDIR%\Temp\EdrawOfficeViewer-Install.log"

Change Default Installation Directory

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

EDOfficeSetup.exe /DIR="C:\EdrawOfficeViewer" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART

Include Desktop Shortcut During Install

The Edraw Office Viewer Component installer does not create a desktop shortcut by default. If you want the desktop shortcut, then you can run the following command line switches to include it.

EdrawInfo Silent Install (EXE) with Desktop Shortcut

EDOfficeSetup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /MERGETASKS=desktopicon

How to Uninstall Edraw Office Viewer Component Silently

  1. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  2. Enter one of the following commands:

Edraw Office Viewer Component Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 32-bit System

"%ProgramFiles%\officeviewer\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART

Edraw Office Viewer Component Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit System

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\officeviewer\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART

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.