PDFCreator

A guide to uninstall PDFCreator from your computer

PDFCreator is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by pdfforge GmbH. Open here for more info on pdfforge GmbH. Please follow https://www.pdfforge.org if you want to read more on PDFCreator on pdfforge GmbH's web page. PDFCreator is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\PDFCreator directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. PDFCreator's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{95E99A6B-9728-4009-BEBC-E9EAFEE648E2}. The application's main executable file is called PDFCreator.exe and occupies 89.98 KB (92136 bytes).

PDFCreator is composed of the following executables which take 22.29 MB (23372432 bytes) on disk:

• ErrorReport.exe (80.98 KB)
• PDFCreator-cli.exe (52.98 KB)
• PDFCreator.exe (89.98 KB)
• PrinterHelper.exe (6.77 MB)
• RepairFolderPermissions.exe (36.79 KB)
• SetupHelper.exe (53.98 KB)
• gswin32c.exe (199.50 KB)
• architect-setup.exe (15.02 MB)

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This web page is about PDFCreator version 4.4.1 alone. You can find below a few links to other PDFCreator releases:

• 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
• 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
• 2.3.0
• 3.3.0.15261
• 3.3.1

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If you're planning to uninstall PDFCreator you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall PDFCreator from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\pdfforge\PDFCreator
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFCreator

Files remaining:

• 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\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\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\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\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\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\Testpage2PDF.docm
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Common.Logging.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Common.Logging.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CommonServiceLocator.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CSScriptLibrary.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CustomScriptAction.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\DataStorage.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Dropbox.Api.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Dropbox.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\ErrorReport.exe
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\FluentFTP.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\gsdll32.dll
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\gsdll32.lib
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\gswin32c.exe
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\acctest.ps
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\afmdiff.awk
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\align.ps
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8.rpd
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8gc12f.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8hg12f.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8oh06n.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8pa06n.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8pp12f.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8ts06n.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a0.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a1.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a2.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a3.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a4.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a5.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a6.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a7.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a8.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b1.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b2.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b3.upp
• C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b4.upp

Frequently the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PDFCreator.ShellContextMenu
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\PDFCreator.exe
• 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\B6A99E5982799004EBCB9EAEEF6E842E
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PDFCreator_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PDFCreator_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\pdfforge\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\D:\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B6A99E5982799004EBCB9EAEEF6E842E\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\D:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\D:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\D:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Languages\

How to remove PDFCreator from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PDFCreator is an application by the software company pdfforge GmbH. Some computer users want to remove it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY manner to remove 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate PDFCreator or simply activate the Search feature and type in "PDFCreator". If it is installed on your PC the PDFCreator program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select PDFCreator in the list of programs, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you 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 wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for PDFCreator:

• The web site of the application is: https://www.pdfforge.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{95E99A6B-9728-4009-BEBC-E9EAFEE648E2}

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


8. After removing PDFCreator, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of PDFCreator that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling PDFCreator with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 instructions on how to remove PDFCreator supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.