PDFCreator

A guide to uninstall PDFCreator from your PC

This page is about PDFCreator for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is developed by pdfforge GmbH. More information on pdfforge GmbH can be found here. More info about the program PDFCreator can be seen at http://www.pdfforge.org. PDFCreator is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\PDFCreator directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for PDFCreator is C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe. The program's main executable file is called PDFCreator.exe and it has a size of 897.69 KB (919232 bytes).

The following executables are installed beside PDFCreator. They take about 7.26 MB (7610870 bytes) on disk.

• DeleteMonitorDll.exe (300.59 KB)
• ErrorReport.exe (63.19 KB)
• PDFCreator.exe (897.69 KB)
• PrinterHelper.exe (5.12 MB)
• RepairFolderPermissions.exe (36.79 KB)
• SetupHelper.exe (53.19 KB)
• unins000.exe (705.37 KB)
• gswin32c.exe (128.00 KB)

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This web page is about PDFCreator version 2.3.0 alone. You can find below a few links to 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
• 2.5.2
• 4.4.2
• 2.3.1
• 2.4.0
• 3.5.1
• 3.1.0
• 3.0.3
• 3.3.0.15261
• 3.3.1

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Quite a few files, folders and registry data can not be removed when you remove PDFCreator from your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\PDFCreator

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove 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\Donate to PDFCreator.url

Usually the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PDFCreator.ShellContextMenu
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.JobQueue
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.PDFCreatorObj
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.Shell2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pdfforge.PDFCreator.COM.Printers
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\PDFCreator
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\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\pdfforge\PDFCreator
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\PDFCreator

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

PDFCreator is an application released by the software company pdfforge GmbH. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this application. This is hard because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find PDFCreator or simply click the Search field and type in "PDFCreator". If it exists on your system the PDFCreator app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click PDFCreator in the list , some information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about PDFCreator, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for PDFCreator:

• The web site of the application 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 clicking 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 start the cleanup. All the items of PDFCreator that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing PDFCreator with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove PDFCreator by pdfforge GmbH from your PC, we are not saying that PDFCreator by pdfforge GmbH is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove PDFCreator supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.