PDFCreator

A way to uninstall PDFCreator from your computer

PDFCreator is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by pdfforge GmbH. You can find out more on pdfforge GmbH or check for application updates here. You can read more about about PDFCreator at https://www.pdfforge.org. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\PDFCreator folder. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing PDFCreator is C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. PDFCreator.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 86.98 KB (89064 bytes) on disk.

PDFCreator installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 7.66 MB (8035767 bytes) on disk.

• DeleteMonitorDll.exe (300.59 KB)
• ErrorReport.exe (63.48 KB)
• PDFCreator.exe (86.98 KB)
• PrinterHelper.exe (6.30 MB)
• RepairFolderPermissions.exe (36.79 KB)
• SetupHelper.exe (54.98 KB)
• unins000.exe (709.51 KB)
• gswin32c.exe (140.00 KB)

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This info is about PDFCreator version 3.3.0 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
• 2.4.1
• 5.0.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.5.0
• 3.2.0
• 3.1.1
• 4.4.1
• 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 usually left behind when you remove PDFCreator.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator

The files below remain on your disk by PDFCreator when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\app.config
• 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\BackgroundPage.js
• 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\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\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\app.config
• 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\JpegSettings.vbs
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VBScript\MergedMultipleFiles2Tif.vbs
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\COM Scripts\VBScript\TestPage2PDF.vbs
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CommonServiceLocator.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\DataStorage.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\DeleteMonitorDll.exe
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Dropbox.Api.Net40.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Dropbox.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\ErrorReport.exe
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\ftplib.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Bin\gsdll32.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Bin\gswin32c.exe
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\cbjc600.ppd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\cbjc800.ppd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\eps2eps.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\eps2eps.cmd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\Fontmap.ATM
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ghostpdf.cat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ghostpdf.inf
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ghostpdf.ppd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsbj.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsdj.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsdj500.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gslj.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gslp.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsnd.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gsndt.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gssetgs.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gssetgs32.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gssetgs64.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gst.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\gstt.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\lp386.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\lp386r2.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\lpgs.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\lpr2.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pdf2dsc.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pdf2ps.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pdf2ps.cmd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pf2afm.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pf2afm.cmd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\pfbtopfa.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ascii.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ascii.cmd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2epsi.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2epsi.cmd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf.cmd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf12.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf12.cmd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf13.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf13.cmd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf14.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdf14.cmd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2pdfxx.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ps.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ps.cmd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ps2.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\ps2ps2.cmd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\Lib\wmakebat.bat
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\GongSolutions.WPF.DragDrop.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\HtmlAgilityPack.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\ITextProcessing.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\itextsharp.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\LicenseValidator.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\LicenseValidator.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\MahApps.Metro.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\MahApps.Metro.SimpleChildWindow.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\NGettext.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Notifications.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Obsidian.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Optional.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\PayPal.ico
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.Actions.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.ActionsInterface.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.COM.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.COM.tlb
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.ComImplementation.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys 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\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\PrinterMigrationEx\PDFCreator
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\PDFCreator

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• 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\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-861329613-3488700105-991090945-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-861329613-3488700105-991090945-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe

A way to delete PDFCreator from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PDFCreator is an application released by pdfforge GmbH. Some people want to erase it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE action to erase PDFCreator is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find PDFCreator or simply activate the Search field and type in "PDFCreator". If it is installed on your PC the PDFCreator application will be found automatically. When you select PDFCreator in the list of programs, some information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about PDFCreator, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for PDFCreator:

• The software company is: https://www.pdfforge.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall PDFCreator.


8. After uninstalling PDFCreator, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong PDFCreator that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing PDFCreator with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove PDFCreator by pdfforge GmbH from your computer, nor are we saying that PDFCreator by pdfforge GmbH is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove PDFCreator in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.