Hardcopy is a free program for taking screenshots. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Hardcopy from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install Hardcopy Silently
Hardcopy Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: http://www.hardcopy.de/hc.exe
- Download the hc.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following command: hc.exe /InstallSilent /InstallCommonGroup
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the Hardcopy shortcut in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Hardcopy |
| Vendor: | www.hardcopy.de |
| Architecture: | x86 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | hc.exe /InstallSilent /InstallCommonGroup |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System) | SwSetupu "%ProgramFiles%\Hardcopy\hardcopy.del" /Silent |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System) | SwSetupu "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Hardcopy\hardcopy.del" /Silent |
| Download Link: | http://www.hardcopy.de/hc.exe |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/hardcopy-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
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.
Additional Configurations
Change Default Installation Directory
You can change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing Hardcopy to “C:\Hardcopy”
hc.exe /InstallSilent /InstallCommonGroup /InstallDir=C:\Hardcopy |
How to Uninstall Hardcopy Silently
Check out the Hardcopy Install and Uninstall (PowerShell) post for a scripted solution.
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter one of the following commands:
Hardcopy Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 32-bit Systems
SwSetupu "%ProgramFiles%\Hardcopy\hardcopy.del" /Silent |
Hardcopy Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit Systems
SwSetupu "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Hardcopy\hardcopy.del" /Silent |
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.