By default the app will install into the user programs folder by default.
Project Evergreen AppTracker provides information and sources for installers for this app https://stealthpuppy.com/apptracker/#telerikfiddlerclassic
The main exe installer supports passive installation:
- Use '/S /D=C:\Program Files\Fiddler' for silent installation.
The installer adds a shortcut to the start menu and to the desktop.
Silent Install HQ provides this information on the silent install of this app: https://silentinstallhq.com/?s=fiddler
This identifies the most commonly interesting configuration items in the application.
- The product does not have an autoupdater.
- Other customizations were not tested.
- The application install uses both AppData\Local folder. It wants to install to the user's program folder so specifying a normal folder in the installer is suggested.
- Older versions of the app included a plugin to Internet Explorer, but this has been removed in v5. The app has a one-time check that prompts that this version is quite old, but have not determined how to disable it yet.
- There are two shortcuts, and a FTA (.saz).
- The app installation relies on a change to the PATH envorinmental variable to find dlls.
- General configuration of the app may be done via the registry in an incorrect location:(HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Fiddler2)