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Should I remove Solid PDF Creator?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #20,644
United States Rank #19,384
Reach 0.0103%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.76 days
140.47 days >
Average installed length: 73.81 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
9.1.3050.1 7.39%
9.1.3048.1 14.78%
9.1.3012.1 3.94%
9.1.3004.1 1.97%
9.1.2806.1 16.75%
9.1.2804.1 11.33%
9.1.2602.1 3.45%
9.0.2479.1 40.39%

Typically installed together

Solid PDF Creator

Overview

Solid PDF Creator is a software program developed by Solid Documents. The most common release is 9.0.2479.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named solidpdfcreator.exe. The setup package generally installs about 13 files and is usually about 35.87 MB (37,616,188 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 45% of users of Solid PDF Creator come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Spain.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.soliddocuments.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SolidDocuments\SolidPDFCreator\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SolidDocuments\SolidPDFCreator\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 35.87 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Solid PDF Creator

Program executable:solidpdfcreator.exe
Name:Solid PDF Creator
Path:C:\Program Files\soliddocuments\solidpdfcreator\spc\solidpdfcreator.exe
MD5:c04c947efdfdd9ce24617903b6746a83
Additional files:
  • PrinterSetup3.exe - Solid PDF Creator (Solid Printer Driver setup)
  • PrinterSetup3x64.exe
  • solidgraphics3.dll - Windows NT Solid Print PDF Driver
  • solidlocalmon.dll - Windows NT Solid Print PDF Interface Driver
  • solidlocalui.dll
  • SolidPDFCreator.dll - SdAppSrv
  • SolidPDFCreatorx64.dll
  • SolidPdfService.exe - Solid Spool Service
  • SolidPdfServicex64.exe
  • solidui3.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Services
  • SolidPdfServicex64.exe runs as a service named 'SolidPDFCreatorReadSpool' (SPDFCreatorReadSpool) "Solid PDF Creator Read Spool".
  • SolidPdfService.exe runs as a service named 'SolidPDFCreatorReadSpool' (SPDFCreatorReadSpool) "Solid PDF Creator Read Spool".

How do I remove Solid PDF Creator?

You can uninstall Solid PDF Creator 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 Solid PDF Creator, 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 Solid PDF Creator.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 52%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 51.72%
Windows 7 45.32%
Windows XP 2.46%
Windows Vista 0.49%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.82%
Windows 10 Home 17.33%
Windows 7 Professional 15.84%
Windows 10 Pro 14.36%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.92%
Windows 8.1 5.94%

Distribution by countryGeography

45.27% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 45.27%
  Italy 9.05%
  Spain 5.35%
  Brazil 4.94%
  France 4.12%
  Russia 2.88%
  Poland 2.06%
  Belgium 1.65%
  India 1.23%
  Mexico 1.23%
  Argentina 1.23%
  Canada 1.23%
  Saudi Arabia 1.23%
  Singapore 0.82%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.24%
ASUS 21.97%
Dell 15.91%
Acer 13.64%
Lenovo 9.09%
Toshiba 4.55%
Samsung 3.79%
GIGABYTE 3.79%
MSI 1.52%
Sony 0.76%
American Megatrends 0.76%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.51%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.63%
ASUS All Series 2.63%
MSI MS-7758 1.75%
Acer Aspire E5-571G 1.75%
Acer Aspire 5742G 1.75%

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