PDFCreator

A way to uninstall PDFCreator from your system

PDFCreator is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by pdfforge GmbH. More information on pdfforge GmbH can be seen here. More details about PDFCreator can be seen at https://www.pdfforge.org. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\PDFCreator directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall PDFCreator by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is titled PDFCreator.exe and it has a size of 88.02 KB (90136 bytes).

The following executables are installed beside PDFCreator. They occupy about 20.65 MB (21656070 bytes) on disk.

DeleteMonitorDll.exe (300.59 KB)
ErrorReport.exe (73.02 KB)
PDFCreator.exe (88.02 KB)
PrinterHelper.exe (6.31 MB)
RepairFolderPermissions.exe (36.79 KB)
SetupHelper.exe (55.02 KB)
unins000.exe (709.89 KB)
gswin32c.exe (140.00 KB)
architect-setup.exe (12.97 MB)

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The current web page applies to PDFCreator version 3.5.1 alone. You can find below a few links to other PDFCreator versions:

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PDFCreator has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

C:\Program Files\PDFCreator
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftAccessoryCenter_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Logo\PDFCreator.exe
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\pdfforge\PDFCreator
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFCreator

The files below were left behind on your disk by PDFCreator's application uninstaller when you removed 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\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\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\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\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\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\Common.Logging.Core.dll
C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Common.Logging.dll

Registry that is not removed:

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\Classes\Installer\Products\DDCF06984D6608141A27A10DDDA170A5
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

Supplementary values that are not removed:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\is-KKKN6.tmp\PDFCreator-5_1_2-Setup.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\is-KKKN6.tmp\PDFCreator-5_1_2-Setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\is-TH1RI.tmp\PDFCreator-5_1_2-Setup.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\is-TH1RI.tmp\PDFCreator-5_1_2-Setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DDCF06984D6608141A27A10DDDA170A5\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\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1859358008-288284028-201965086-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1859358008-288284028-201965086-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D94FB.tmp\PDFCreator.tmp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1859358008-288284028-201965086-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\is-E2AQ7.tmp\PDFCreator.tmp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1859358008-288284028-201965086-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\is-JPAPJ.tmp\PDFCreator.tmp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1859358008-288284028-201965086-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\is-KKKN6.tmp\PDFCreator-5_1_2-Setup.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1859358008-288284028-201965086-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\is-TH1RI.tmp\PDFCreator-5_1_2-Setup.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1859358008-288284028-201965086-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\is-UR11J.tmp\PDFCreator.tmp

How to delete PDFCreator from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PDFCreator is an application offered by the software company pdfforge GmbH. Frequently, computer users want to erase it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some experience related to PCs. The best SIMPLE approach to erase 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 on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate PDFCreator or simply activate the Search field and type in "PDFCreator". If it is installed on your PC the PDFCreator application will be found very quickly. After you click PDFCreator in the list of applications, some information about the program is shown to you:

Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about PDFCreator, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Details about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance 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 confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall PDFCreator.

8. After removing PDFCreator, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong PDFCreator that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing PDFCreator using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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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 PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall PDFCreator in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-06-25 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-06-25 02:27:37.180

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