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How to uninstall PDFCreator from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to remove PDFCreator for Windows. It is written by pdfforge. You can read more on pdfforge or check for application updates here. More information about the application PDFCreator can be seen at . PDFCreator is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator folder, subject to the user's decision. C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to remove PDFCreator. PDFCreator.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 3.02 MB (3166208 bytes) on disk.

PDFCreator installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 4.29 MB (4503528 bytes) on disk.

  • PDFCreator.exe (3.02 MB)
  • unins000.exe (701.98 KB)
  • TransTool.exe (604.00 KB)


This web page is about PDFCreator version 1.6.2 alone. You can find below a few links to other PDFCreator releases:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall PDFCreator from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_PDFCreator.exe_3b42e65ec1db5b9461445fe457f8a8506a3619_91d74e4b_132ca2a6
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_PDFCreator.exe_3b42e65ec1db5b9461445fe457f8a8506a3619_91d74e4b_1ed74c88
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_PDFCreator.exe_3b42e65ec1db5b9461445fe457f8a8506a3619_91d74e4b_3976a74f

The files below are left behind on your disk by PDFCreator when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Banners.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CliWrap.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm.sln
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\app.config
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm.csproj
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\FilesForTests\BackgroundPage.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\FilesForTests\CoverPage.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.Designer.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.resx
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Program.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Properties\Resources.Designer.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Properties\Resources.resx
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Properties\Settings.Designer.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Properties\Settings.settings
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest.sln
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest.cpp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest.vcxproj
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\ReadMe.txt
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\stdafx.cpp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\stdafx.h
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\targetver.h
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\GetPrinterDevices.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\MergedFiles2Tif.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\MultipleFiles2Tif.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPage2JPG.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPage2PDF.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPage2Tif.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPageMergeTarget.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\ActionOrderManagment.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\AttachmentPage.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\AttachmentPage.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\BackgroundPage.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\BackgroundPage.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\ChangeOutputFormat.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\ConvertFileAsync.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\CoverPage.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\CoverPage.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\EmailClient.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\JpegSettings.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\MergeAllJobs.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\PdfSecuritySettings.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\Python\JpegSettings.py
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\Python\MergedMultipleFiles2Tif.py
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\Python\TestPage2PDF.py
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm.sln
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\app.config
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm.vbproj
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.Designer.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.resx
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Application.Designer.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Application.myapp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\AssemblyInfo.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Resources.Designer.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Resources.resx
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Settings.Designer.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Settings.settings
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VBScript\JpegSettings.vbs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VBScript\MergedMultipleFiles2Tif.vbs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VBScript\TestPage2PDF.vbs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\Word - VBA\Testpage2PDF.docm
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Common.Logging.Core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Common.Logging.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CommonServiceLocator.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CSScriptLibrary.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CustomScriptAction.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\DataStorage.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Dropbox.Api.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Dropbox.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\ErrorReport.exe
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\FluentFTP.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\gsdll32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\gsdll32.lib
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\gswin32c.exe
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\acctest.ps
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\afmdiff.awk
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\align.ps
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8.rpd
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8gc12f.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8hg12f.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8oh06n.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8pa06n.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8pp12f.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8ts06n.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a0.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a1.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a2.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a3.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a4.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a5.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a6.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a7.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a8.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b1.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b2.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b3.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b4.upp

Many times the following registry data will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PDFCreator.ShellContextMenu
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.clsPDFCreator
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.JobQueue
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.PDFCreatorObj
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.Shell2
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfforge\PDFCreator
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A01D4D15B0948A04C9A258D32C9710D3
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\PDFCreator.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PDFCreator_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PDFCreator_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{51D4D10A-490B-40A8-9C2A-853DC279013D}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\pdfforge\PDFCreator
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\PDFCreator
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\PDFCreator

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\ErrorReport.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\ErrorReport.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A01D4D15B0948A04C9A258D32C9710D3\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Languages\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{51D4D10A-490B-40A8-9C2A-853DC279013D}\


A way to uninstall PDFCreator with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PDFCreator is a program by pdfforge. Some users try to remove this program. This is efortful because performing this by hand takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY practice to remove PDFCreator is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate PDFCreator or simply activate the Search field and type in "PDFCreator". If it exists on your system the PDFCreator app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select PDFCreator in the list of applications, the following data about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about PDFCreator, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for PDFCreator:





  • The publisher is: http://www.pdfforge.org
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\unins000.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove PDFCreator.
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8. After uninstalling PDFCreator, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong PDFCreator that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling PDFCreator with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Geographical user distribution

  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove PDFCreator by pdfforge from your computer, nor are we saying that PDFCreator by pdfforge is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove PDFCreator in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-18 21:46:07.093