Issue
Disclaimer: This article is geared toward the IT Administrator or Professional.
There is not an entirely straightforward method for determining the current version of Foxit PDF Editor from an administrative standpoint. This article will describe how to determine the correct version running on a PC.
Solution
One method of knowing the current version is to deploy a custom Registry key with each installation. This method requires forethought and planning and could only work from "now" into the future. The special version key would need to be maintained and overwritten using an MST input file for each deployment.
The "easier" method is to scan the Registry for the GUID. The GUID varies according to which MSI was used to deploy. The following are the three (3) most common MSIs used for deployment for each version.
10.1.0.37527
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Foxit Software\Foxit PhantomPDF\GUID
FoxitPhantomPDF101_L10N_Setup.msi = {509C0552-FE88-11EA-B702-54BF64A63C26}
FoxitPhantomPDF101_L10N_Setup_Web.msi = {14fe2758-feaa-11ea-a056-54bf64a63c26}
FoxitPhantomPDF101_L10N_Setup_Website.msi = {b146ecf6-fea9-11ea-b6aa-54bf64a63c26}
FoxitPhantomPDF101_enu_Setup.msi = {3288D1A2-FE95-11EA-A7ED-54BF64A63C26}
FoxitPhantomPDF101_enu_Setup_Website.msi = {49460b82-feac-11ea-97e3-54bf64a63c26}
10.0.1.35811
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Foxit Software\Foxit PhantomPDF\GUID
FoxitPhantomPDF1001_L10N_Setup.msi = {F6097728-CBE2-11EA-B7A2-54BF64A63C26}
FoxitPhantomPDF1001_enu_Setup_Website.msi = {c8b4a3de-cbed-11ea-9ad3-54bf64a63c26}
FoxitPhantomPDF1001_enu_Setup.msi = {7C04D064-CBE7-11EA-864E-54BF64A63C26}
10.0.0.35798
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Foxit Software\Foxit PhantomPDF\GUID
FoxitPhantomPDF100_L10N_Setup.msi = {3EACD346-8A39-11EA-B9CD-54BF64A63C26}
FoxitPhantomPDF100_enu_Setup_Website.msi = {8bef81b4-8a55-11ea-96da-54bf64a63c26}
FoxitPhantomPDF100_enu_Setup.msi = {AC979936-8A43-11EA-A425-54BF64A63C26}
9.7.4.29600
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Foxit Software\Foxit PhantomPDF\GUID
FoxitPhantomPDF974_L10N_setup.msi = {2565D75C-0D6F-11EB-AE83-54BF64A63C26}
FoxitPhantomPDF974_L10N_Setup_Website.msi = {3417d802-0d7b-11eb-8d9a-54bf64a63c26}
FoxitPhantomPDF974_enu_setup.msi = {A11F838A-0D71-11EB-B2BB-54BF64A63C26}
9.7.3.29555
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Foxit Software\Foxit PhantomPDF\GUID
FoxitPhantomPDF973_L10N_setup.msi = {D0EF9AE4-E507-11EA-A783-54BF64A63C26}
FoxitPhantomPDF973_L10N_Setup_Website.msi = {e9491946-e50f-11ea-872a-54bf64a63c26}
FoxitPhantomPDF973_enu_setup.msi = {6385C93A-E50A-11EA-8BAF-54BF64A63C26}
9.7.2.29539
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Foxit Software\Foxit PhantomPDF\GUID
FoxitPhantomPDF972_L10N_Setup.msi = {5ED765AE-7D7E-11EA-B410-54BF64A63C26}
FoxitPhantomPDF972_L10N_Setup_Website.msi = {6650ea94-7d9c-11ea-9f83-54bf64a63c26}
FoxitPhantomPDF972_enu_Setup.msi = {E9C017CC-7D88-11EA-ABD0-54BF64A63C26}
Server automatic update = {ae35922d-92ba-420d-a50f-b3edbd56ec29} (file name = GA_Phantom_AllLang_BIZ_Online_Full_v9.7.2.29539.msi)
9.7.1.29511
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Foxit Software\Foxit PhantomPDF\GUID
FoxitPhantomPDF971_L10N_Setup.msi = {67B961D0-3388-11EA-9903-54BF64A63C26}
FoxitPhantomPDF971_L10N_Setup_Website.msi = {a88adc1c-33aa-11ea-a6d8-54bf64a63c26}
FoxitPhantomPDF971_enu_Setup.msi = {0BC17030-3396-11EA-898D-54BF64A63C26}
9.7.0.29478
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Foxit Software\Foxit PhantomPDF\GUID
FoxitPhantomPDF97_L10N_Setup.msi = {EDC9C27E-EE91-11E9-961B-54BF64A63C26}
FoxitPhantomPDF97_L10N_Setup_Website.msi = {456d6a9e-eeae-11e9-b855-54bf64a63c26}
FoxitPhantomPDF97_enu_Setup.msi = {BE619C52-EE97-11E9-AF34-54BF64A63C26}
