Download Tool

Location on ribbon: Tab DVD Addin → Group About → Menu Help

Command ID: btnDownloadTool

What it does

Opens your default browser straight onto the latest DVDAddin installer package on the GitHub releases page (the DVDAddin.rar file in the dangdvd/DVDAddin repository). It is the quickest way to get the installer when you are rebuilding a PC, setting up a new colleague, or moving to a newer build after Check Update reported one.

How to use

1. Go to tab DVD Addin → group About → Help menu → Download Tool.
2. The default Windows browser opens and the DVDAddin.rar download begins.
3. Wait for it to finish, then extract the .rar with WinRAR or 7-Zip.
4. Close every Excel window, then run the installer from the extracted folder.
5. Reopen Excel — the DVD Addin tab appears on the new version.

Video tutorial

Narrated in Vietnamese, with Vietnamese subtitles. Cài đặt, cập nhật và gỡ DVD Addin · 4 min 39 s · 12 cases · Download the video

Commands in this video: Check Update · Download Tool

Chapters (15)

1. Giới thiệu
2. 1 · Máy cần gì
3. 2 · Tải và giải nén bộ cài
4. 3 · Cảnh báo của Windows
5. 4 · Chế độ cài, quyền quản trị
6. 5 · Thư mục cài, bấm Install
7. 6 · Máy chưa có .NET 8
8. 7 · Mở Excel: hai tab mới
9. 8 · Sách hướng dẫn cài sẵn
10. 9 · Kiểm tra cập nhật
11. 10 · Cài bản mới đè bản cũ
12. 11 · Gỡ cài đặt
13. 12 · Không thấy tab DVD Addin
14. Mẹo
15. Kết thúc

Illustrated walkthrough

Step 1. On the ribbon, open the DVD Addin tab → About group → open Help → choose Download Tool.

Step 2. No add-in window opens: your default browser opens the download link for the latest DVDAddin.rar package on the GitHub releases page. If Windows cannot open a browser, the add-in reports “Could not open browser:” with the reason.

Step 3. When the download finishes, extract DVDAddin.rar (WinRAR, 7-Zip), close every Excel window, then run the installer from the extracted folder; reopen Excel to use the new version.

Example

The estimating team takes on a new engineer whose PC has no add-in yet. From his own machine the supervisor clicks Download Tool, saves DVDAddin.rar, copies it to a USB stick and installs it on the new PC. After installation the add-in sits in C:\DVDAddin\; the new engineer just signs in with the license and the DVD Addin tab is ready to use.

Notes

• The command only opens the download link; it does not install or update anything for you.
• If Windows cannot launch a browser, the add-in shows a "Could not open browser:" warning with the error text — open the dangdvd/DVDAddin releases page manually in that case.
• An Internet connection is required; some site networks block GitHub, so use a mobile connection or ask IT to allow it.
• The download is a .rar archive and needs an extraction tool; your browser or antivirus may ask for confirmation before saving it.
• Close all Excel windows before installing, otherwise the loaded XLL is locked and the installer errors out.

Related

• Check Update — confirm whether a new download is actually needed.
• About — compare your installed version with the one you just downloaded.
• License — once installed: check the trial, buy a license and sign in to activate the machine.
• Quick start guide — a fast tour of the feature groups for a fresh install.