Deploying Custom Printer Settings for PhantomPDF v10.x

Description

The method for Deploying Custom Printer settings for PhantonPDF has changed from v9.7.x to 10.x.   Below are the steps for setting up Custom Printer settings in v10.x

Requirements

Foxit PhantomPDF v10.x must already be installed

IT Admin with working knowledge of Windows Registry import and export

IT Admin with MSI deployment experience

Method

1. Control Panel --> Devices and Printers

2. Right Click on the Foxit PhantomPDF Printer and choose Printing Preferences

3. Printing Preferences

4. Modify the settings are you wish and click OK.   These become your new Default Customized Printer settings for Foxit PhantomPDF 10.x

5. In order to deploy these settings to the users, make a REG file that contains these new options.  The settings are found:  

   HKEY_ CURRENT_ USER\Printers\DevModePerUser
   HKEY_ CURRENT_ USER\Printers\DevModes2

   
6. Export the keys and combine them into the same Registry import file.  e.g. FoxitPrinters.reg

   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\DevModePerUser]
   "Foxit PhantomPDF Printer"=hex:46,00,6f,00,78,00,69,00,74,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,\
   61,00,6e,00,74,00,6f,00,6d,00,50,00,44,00,46,00,20,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,6e,\
   00,74,00,65,00,72,00,00,00,44,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,00,00,01,04,\
   01,04,dc,00,14,04,5f,ff,81,07,01,00,09,00,9a,0b,34,08,64,00,01,00,07,00,58,\
   02,02,00,01,00,58,02,02,00,00,00,41,00,34,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
   00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
   00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
   00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,\
   00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
   00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,03,01,00,00,00,00,53,00,6d,00,61,00,6c,00,6c,\
   00,65,00,73,00,74,00,20,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,20,00,53,00,69,00,7a,00,\

   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\DevModes2]
   "Foxit PhantomPDF Printer"=hex:46,00,6f,00,78,00,69,00,74,00,20,00,50,00,68,00,\
   61,00,6e,00,74,00,6f,00,6d,00,50,00,44,00,46,00,20,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,6e,\
   00,74,00,65,00,72,00,00,00,44,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,00,00,01,04,\
   01,04,dc,00,14,04,5f,ff,81,07,01,00,09,00,9a,0b,34,08,64,00,01,00,07,00,58,\
   02,02,00,01,00,58,02,02,00,00,00,41,00,34,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
   00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
   00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
   00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,\
   00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
   00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,03,01,00,00,00,00,53,00,6d,00,61,00,6c,00,6c,\
   00,65,00,73,00,74,00,20,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,20,00,53,00,69,00,7a,00,\

7. Deploy the REG file and import its contents into the User Computer.