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Should I remove Nuance PDF Create 7?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,566
United States Rank #5,072
Reach 0.0549%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.04 days
325.61 days >
Average installed length: 171.08 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.10.6408 22.92%
7.10.3208 1.57%
7.10.2364 62.85%
7.10.2332 12.66%

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Nuance PDF Create 7

What is Nuance PDF Create 7?  (from Nuance Communications)

PDF Create is the smart choice for creating 100% industry-standard PDF files from any PC application, making it easier than ever to share and archive documents using the PDF format. It turns files into secure PDFs — up to three times faster than other PDF software — with results that are universally viewable from virtu...  Read more

Overview

Nuance PDF Create 7 is a software program developed by Nuance Communications. The most common release is 7.10.2364, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named PdfCreate7Hook.exe. The setup package generally installs about 92 files and is usually about 23.95 MB (25,108,764 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 70% of users of Nuance PDF Create 7 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.nuance.com
Help link: support.nuance.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDF Create 7\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{CD7A262C-287E-41DD-A0F7-733856252C6B}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 23.95 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Nuance PDF Create 7

Program executable:PdfCreate7Hook.exe
Name:Nuance PDF Products
PdfCreate7Hook.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDF Create 7\PdfCreate7Hook.exe
MD5:a922f182680d817eb35d4881b0622865
Additional files:
  • AppDomainLoader.dll - ScanSoft OmniPage Capture SDK (XPSFACTORYWRAPPER.DLL)
  • DocXManagedWrapper.dll - DocX Converter Managed Wrapper
  • ExcelXManagedWrapper.dll - XlsX Converter Managed Wrapper
  • ICDLLW32.DLL
  • ICHUNW32.DLL
  • Asian.dll - Nuance OmniPage Capture SDK
  • CRX.dll
  • Defaults.dll
  • FireWrx.dll
  • FmxLFR.dll
  • FmxOcrA.dll
  • FmxVirt.dll
  • Formatter.dll
  • IF_PNG.dll - IF_PNG Dynamic Link Library
  • KernelAPI.dll
  • LecsoMgr.dll
  • LecsoX.OXML.Converters.PresentationML.dll - LecsoX.OXML.Converters.PresentationML
  • LecsoX.OXML.Converters.SpreadSheetML.dll - LecsoX.OXML.Converters.SpreadSheetML
  • LecsoX.OXML.Converters.WordProcessingML.dll - LecsoX.OXML.Converters.WordProcessingML
  • LFRModIfc.dll
  • LOGMAN.dll
  • Mor.dll
  • MorIF.dll
  • mrcr3_1s.dll - Mixed Raster Content Reader
  • RecApiPlus.dll
  • RecDiag.dll
  • cnvpropsheets.dll - Nuance PDF Products
  • cnvres_eng.dll
  • cnvres64_eng.dll
  • cnvsts.dll
  • imgpdf.dll
  • PdfCreate7Hook.exe
  • cpres.dll - Copy Protection (CP (All languages) resource dll)
  • p4dll1.dll - P4 (P4 Palasik's PostScript & PDF Processor)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • PdfCreate7Hook.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PDFCreHook' which loads as C:\Program Files\Nuance\PDF Create 7\pdfcreate7hook.exe.

How do I remove Nuance PDF Create 7?

You can uninstall Nuance PDF Create 7 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Nuance PDF Create 7, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Nuance PDF Create 7.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win XP 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 52.96%
Windows 10 43.81%
Windows XP 2.22%
Windows Vista 1.02%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.32%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.77%
Windows 7 Professional 15.31%
Windows 10 Home 10.39%
Windows 10 Pro 9.83%
Windows 8.1 7.88%

Distribution by countryGeography

70.15% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 70.15%
  Germany 4.13%
  United Kingdom 3.93%
  Canada 2.60%
  Australia 2.33%
  Italy 1.60%
  Netherlands 1.40%
  France 0.87%
  Belgium 0.73%
  Sweden 0.73%
  Spain 0.73%
  Switzerland 0.60%
  Israel 0.47%
  DK 0.47%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 32.48%
Hewlett-Packard 24.28%
Acer 12.70%
ASUS 10.29%
GIGABYTE 8.52%
Lenovo 4.50%
Toshiba 2.25%
Intel 1.61%
Samsung 1.13%
Medion 0.80%
Sony 0.80%
Apple 0.64%
Common models
Dell XPS 8700 5.43%
ASUS All Series 4.47%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.15%
Dell XPS 8500 3.51%
Dell XPS 8300 2.88%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.56%

About Nuance Communications

Nuance provides speech and imaging applications for businesses and consumers whose products focus on server & embedded speech recognition, telephone call steering systems, automated telephone directory services, medical transcription software & systems, optical character recognition software, and desktop imaging software.
Publisher URL: www.nuance.com

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