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How to uninstall PDFCreator from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove PDFCreator for Windows. It is written by Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery. Check out here where you can read more on Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery. Click on to get more data about PDFCreator on Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery's website. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\PDFCreator folder (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. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is labeled PDFCreator.exe and it has a size of 2.73 MB (2867200 bytes).

The executables below are part of PDFCreator. They occupy an average of 6.52 MB (6837726 bytes) on disk.

  • PDFCreator.exe (2.73 MB)
  • pdfenc.exe (1.36 MB)
  • PDFSpool.exe (388.00 KB)
  • unins000.exe (680.99 KB)
  • PDFCreator Browser Add On-14_0_170_setup.exe (839.47 KB)
  • TransTool.exe (580.00 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 0.9.8 of PDFCreator. You can find below info on other application versions of PDFCreator:

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

Directories that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\pdfforge\PDFCreator
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFCreator

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • 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\Dapplo.Windows.Common.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\concrt140.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\bin\mfc140.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfc140chs.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfc140cht.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfc140deu.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfc140enu.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfc140esn.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfc140fra.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfc140ita.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfc140jpn.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfc140kor.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfc140rus.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfc140u.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfcm140.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\mfcm140u.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\msvcp140_1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\msvcp140_2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\vcamp140.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\vccorlib140.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • 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.JobQueue
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.PDFCreatorObj
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.Shell2
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PDFCreator
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1FDEC22179653CE47A6959567E640A12
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{122CEDF1-5697-4EC3-A796-9565E746A021}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\pdfforge\PDFCreator
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\PDFCreator
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\PDFCreator

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1FDEC22179653CE47A6959567E640A12\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\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{122CEDF1-5697-4EC3-A796-9565E746A021}\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1353811602-2256836566-702558437-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe


A way to erase PDFCreator from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PDFCreator is an application offered by Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery. Some users try to remove this application. This is efortful because uninstalling this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE practice to remove PDFCreator is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate PDFCreator or simply activate the Search feature and type in "PDFCreator". If it exists on your system the PDFCreator app will be found very quickly. After you select PDFCreator in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:


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





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.sf.net/projects/pdfcreator
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall PDFCreator.
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8. After removing PDFCreator, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong PDFCreator which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling PDFCreator using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove PDFCreator by Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery from your computer, nor are we saying that PDFCreator by Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove PDFCreator supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-19 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 04:43:34.653