PDFCreator

A guide to uninstall PDFCreator from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall PDFCreator for Windows. It is produced by pdfforge GmbH. You can find out more on pdfforge GmbH or check for application updates here. More details about the application PDFCreator can be found at http://www.pdfforge.org. Usually the PDFCreator application is found in the C:\Program Files\PDFCreator directory, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to remove PDFCreator. PDFCreator's main file takes around 119.98 KB (122856 bytes) and its name is PDFCreator.exe.

The executable files below are part of PDFCreator. They take an average of 7.66 MB (8030006 bytes) on disk.

• DeleteMonitorDll.exe (300.59 KB)
• ErrorReport.exe (66.98 KB)
• PDFCreator.exe (119.98 KB)
• PrinterHelper.exe (6.26 MB)
• RepairFolderPermissions.exe (36.79 KB)
• SetupHelper.exe (60.98 KB)
• unins000.exe (709.89 KB)
• gswin32c.exe (140.00 KB)

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This page is about PDFCreator version 2.5.2 alone. Click on the links below for other PDFCreator versions:

• 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
• 3.3.0
• 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
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall PDFCreator:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\PDFCreator

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PDFCreator.ShellContextMenu
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.Shell2
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script\Settings\Telemetry\pdfcreator.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0001B4FD-9EA3-4D90-A79E-FD14BA3AB01D}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\pdfforge\PDFCreator
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\PrinterMigrationEx\PDFCreator
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\PDFCreator

How to remove PDFCreator with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PDFCreator is a program by the software company pdfforge GmbH. Some computer users try to remove it. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some skill regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure to remove PDFCreator is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate PDFCreator or simply activate the Search feature and type in "PDFCreator". The PDFCreator application will be found automatically. When you select PDFCreator in the list , the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about PDFCreator, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for PDFCreator:

• The publisher is: http://www.pdfforge.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove PDFCreator.


8. After removing PDFCreator, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong PDFCreator that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling PDFCreator using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall PDFCreator by pdfforge GmbH from your computer, we are not saying that PDFCreator by pdfforge GmbH is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall PDFCreator in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.