> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.abbyy.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Advanced Designer installation options

> Customize ABBYY Vantage Advanced Designer installation with command-line options — PerMachine, InstallFolder, InstallRuntime — for administrator deployments.

Pass command-line options to the Advanced Designer installer to customize a deployment. These options require administrator permissions and apply to the standard installer described in [Install and run Advanced Designer](/vantage/documentation/advanced-designer/install-and-run).

To use any of the options below, open a command prompt, change to the folder that contains `Vantage.Advanced.Designer.exe`, and run the installer with the option appended. Multiple options can be combined in a single command.

| Option                                                         | Purpose                                         |
| :------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------- |
| [`PerMachine`](#permachine-install-for-all-users)              | Install for all users of the machine.           |
| [`InstallFolder`](#installfolder-custom-installation-path)     | Choose a custom installation folder.            |
| [`InstallRuntime`](#installruntime-skip-the-c-redistributable) | Skip the bundled C++ Redistributable component. |

## PerMachine — install for all users

Controls whether Advanced Designer is available to every user on the machine (`1`) or only the current user (`0`, the default). To install for all users, run:

```bat theme={null}
Vantage.Advanced.Designer.exe PerMachine=1
```

This installs Advanced Designer to `C:\Program Files\ABBYY\Vantage` instead of the default per-user location (`C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\ABBYY\Vantage`).

## InstallFolder — custom installation path

Specifies a custom installation path. The folder is created if it does not exist.

```bat theme={null}
Vantage.Advanced.Designer.exe InstallFolder="<full path to the folder>" PerMachine=1
```

<Note>
  `InstallFolder` can only be used together with `PerMachine=1`.
</Note>

## InstallRuntime — skip the C++ Redistributable

Controls whether the bundled C++ Redistributable component is installed (`1`, the default) or skipped (`0`). To skip it:

```bat theme={null}
Vantage.Advanced.Designer.exe InstallRuntime=0
```

<Warning>
  If you skip the C++ Redistributable component, Advanced Designer falls back to whatever version is already on the machine — which may make Advanced Designer unstable.
</Warning>

<Note>
  If a non-administrator runs `InstallRuntime=0`, the option is silently ignored and the C++ Redistributable component is installed anyway. No diagnostic message appears.
</Note>

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