deFacto Ribbon Install V10

  1. Excel Versions Supported
  • deFacto supports Excel 2007-2019.
  • For Office 365 deFacto Supports Enterprise E3, E5 and ProPlus as those are all full installs.
  • deFacto Global recommends disabling Office 365 automatic updates.
  1. Pre-requisites
  • Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime v 2007 or 2010 (32bit/64bit)
  • When installing Excel please make sure the following are selected to “Run all from my computer”

  1. Uninstall Previous Version of the deFacto Ribbon (if it exists)
  • Regular Uninstall
  1. Close Excel if it is open
  2. Go to Control Panel
  3. Uninstall a Program

  1. Highlight “deFactoPlus”
  2. Click “Uninstall”
  3. Click “Yes”

  • Silent Uninstall
  1. Launch Command window as Administrator
  2. Type the following and replace the path to the MSI between the quotes:

msiexec /uninstall "E:\DFP\Stable\1057 08-06-2020\dFPlusSetup(x64).msi" /quiet

  1. Install the deFacto Ribbon
  • Regular Install
  1. Close Excel if it is open
  2. Within the installation folder run one of the following files:
    1. dFPlusSetup(x86).msi for 32 bit Excel
    2. dFPlusSetup(x64).msi for 64 bit Excel
  3. If you get a popup saying “Windows protected your PC” please follow these steps:

  1. Right click the install file (dFPlusSetupxxx.msi) and select Properties
  2. Under the General tab, Check the “Unblock” check box
  3. Click “Ok”
  4. Now double click the MSI file to install
  1. You will see this window, read and accept the EULA agreement
  2. Click “Advanced”

  1. Click “Install just for you”, then click “Next”

  1. Click “Install”

  1. Click “Finish”

  1. If you need to update the deFacto DLL to obtain the latest service pack, please see the document called “DFV10 Ribbon DLL Update.docx” prior to going to the next step
  2. Launch Excel and validate you have the “deFacto” Ribbon

  1. Click “Connect” and enter your login details

  1. Once connected it should look something like this depending on your security and the dimensions your company is using:

  • Silent Install
  1. Launch Command window as Administrator
  2. Type the following and replace the path to the MSI between the quotes:

msiexec /i "E:\DFP\Stable\1057 08-06-2020\dFPlusSetup(x64).msi" /quiet

  • Silent Repair
  1. Launch Command window as Administrator
  2. Type the following and replace the path to the MSI between the quotes:

msiexec /fa "E:\DFP\Stable\1057 08-06-2020\dFPlusSetup(x64).msi" /quiet