PDFCreator

A guide to uninstall PDFCreator from your computer

This web page is about PDFCreator for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by pdfforge GmbH. More info about pdfforge GmbH can be found here. You can see more info on PDFCreator at http://www.pdfforge.org. PDFCreator is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\PDFCreator directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall PDFCreator. The program's main executable file occupies 118.28 KB (121120 bytes) on disk and is called PDFCreator.exe.

PDFCreator contains of the executables below. They occupy 6.51 MB (6828958 bytes) on disk.

• DeleteMonitorDll.exe (300.59 KB)
• ErrorReport.exe (65.78 KB)
• PDFCreator.exe (118.28 KB)
• PrinterHelper.exe (5.12 MB)
• RepairFolderPermissions.exe (36.79 KB)
• SetupHelper.exe (59.78 KB)
• unins000.exe (708.02 KB)
• gswin32c.exe (140.00 KB)

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This page is about PDFCreator version 2.4.1 alone. For other PDFCreator versions please click below:

• 3.0.1
• 3.4.0
• 4.4.3
• 3.1.2
• 2.5.3
• 5.0.1
• 3.0.0
• 2.3
• 1.7.3
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.5.0
• 3.2.0
• 3.1.1
• 4.4.1
• 3.3.0
• 3.2.2
• 2.5.1
• 3.0.201
• 3.0.2
• 4.3.0
• 2.5.0
• 4.4.0
• 5.0.3
• 3.2.2.13514
• 3.4.1
• 3.3.2
• 2.3.2
• 2.5.2
• 4.4.2
• 2.3.1
• 2.4.0
• 3.5.1
• 3.1.0
• 3.0.3
• 2.3.0
• 3.3.0.15261
• 3.3.1

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall PDFCreator.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall PDFCreator:

• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\PDFCreator
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFCreator

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall PDFCreator:

• 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.v11.suo
• 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.v11.suo
• 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\C++\CppCOMTest\FilesForTests\BackgroundPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\FilesForTests\CoverPage.pdf
• 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\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\EmailSmtp.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\JS Scripts\How To\PdfSignatureSettings.js
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Perl\BackgroundPage.pl
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Perl\CoverPage.pl
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Perl\FilesForTests\BackgroundPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Perl\FilesForTests\CoverPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Perl\JpegSettings.pl
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Perl\MergedMultipleFiles2Tif.pl
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Perl\TestPage2PDF.pl
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Python\BackgroundPage.py
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Python\CoverPage.py
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Python\FilesForTests\BackgroundPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Python\FilesForTests\CoverPage.pdf
• 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\Ruby\BackgroundPage.rb
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Ruby\CoverPage.rb
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Ruby\FilesForTests\BackgroundPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Ruby\FilesForTests\CoverPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Ruby\JpegSettings.rb
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Ruby\MergedMultipleFiles2Tif.rb
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Ruby\TestPage2PDF.rb
• 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.v11.suo
• 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\FilesForTests\BackgroundPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\FilesForTests\CoverPage.pdf
• 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\VB6\VB6_COMTest\COM_TestForm.frm
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VB6\VB6_COMTest\FilesForTests\BackgroundPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VB6\VB6_COMTest\FilesForTests\CoverPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VB6\VB6_COMTest\Projekt1.vbp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VB6\VB6_COMTest\Projekt1.vbw
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VB6\VB6_COMTest\Readme.txt
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VBScript\BackgroundPage.vbs
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VBScript\CoverPage.vbs
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VBScript\FilesForTests\BackgroundPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VBScript\FilesForTests\CoverPage.pdf
• 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\FilesForTests\BackgroundPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Word - VBA\FilesForTests\CoverPage.pdf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\Word - VBA\Testpage2PDF.docm
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\DataStorage.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\DeleteMonitorDll.exe
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Donazione a PDFCreator.url

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PDFCreator.ShellContextMenu
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.JobQueue
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.PDFCreatorObj
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.Shell2
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pdfforge\PDFCreator
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PDFCreator_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PDFCreator_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0001B4FD-9EA3-4D90-A79E-FD14BA3AB01D}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\PDFCreator.net
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\pdfforge\PDFCreator
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\PDFCreator

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\PDFCreator-2.1.0.807-setup.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\PDFCreator-3_5_1-Setup.exe

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

PDFCreator is a program by pdfforge GmbH. Frequently, people choose to remove it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this manually takes some knowledge related to 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find PDFCreator or simply activate the Search field and type in "PDFCreator". The PDFCreator program will be found very quickly. After you select PDFCreator in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding PDFCreator, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for PDFCreator:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.pdfforge.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove PDFCreator.


8. After uninstalling PDFCreator, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of PDFCreator that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing PDFCreator with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall PDFCreator by pdfforge GmbH from your PC, nor are we saying that PDFCreator by pdfforge GmbH is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall PDFCreator supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.