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A guide to uninstall PDFCreator from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall PDFCreator for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery. Additional info about Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery can be found here. You can read more about related to PDFCreator at . PDFCreator is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The full uninstall command line for PDFCreator is C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\unins000.exe. PDFCreator.exe is the PDFCreator's primary executable file and it occupies about 2.95 MB (3096576 bytes) on disk.

PDFCreator contains of the executables below. They occupy 6.81 MB (7143955 bytes) on disk.




  • PDFCreator.exe (2.95 MB)
  • pdfenc.exe (1.36 MB)
  • PDFSpool.exe (408.00 KB)
  • unins000.exe (705.82 KB)
  • PDFCreator Browser Add On-14_0_170_setup.exe (849.70 KB)
  • TransTool.exe (600.00 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1.0.1 of PDFCreator. You can find below a few links to other PDFCreator releases:

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

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall PDFCreator:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_PDFCreator_AFPL License_txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_PDFCreator_Donate PDFCreator_url
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_PDFCreator_FairPlay License_txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_PDFCreator_GNU License_txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_PDFCreator_History_txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_PDFCreator_languages_TransTool_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_PDFCreator_PDFCreator_english_chm
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_PDFCreator_PDFCreator_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_PDFCreator_PDFCreator_url
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__PDFCreator_Donate to 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.clsPDFCreator
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.clsTools
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.clsUpdate
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.Shell2
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\PrinterMigrationEx\PDFCreator
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\PDFCreator

Additional values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3178147431-162285272-943216289-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\PDFCreator\unins000.exe


How to uninstall PDFCreator using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PDFCreator is an application released by the software company Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery. Sometimes, users decide to erase it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because removing this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE way 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find PDFCreator or simply activate the Search feature and type in "PDFCreator". The PDFCreator app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select PDFCreator in the list , some information about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about PDFCreator, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for PDFCreator:





  • The software company is: http://www.sf.net/projects/pdfcreator
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator\unins000.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall PDFCreator.
Uninstall PDFCreator


8. After removing PDFCreator, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of PDFCreator which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling PDFCreator with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove PDFCreator by Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery from your PC, nor are we saying that PDFCreator by Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove PDFCreator in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-21 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-21 12:03:54.780