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Should I remove PDF Printer for Windows 7?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #36,199
United States Rank #32,133
Reach 0.0031%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 25.53 days
409.73 days >
Average installed length: 215.28 days

PDF Printer for Windows 7

Overview

PDF Printer for Windows 7 is a program developed by Vivid Document Imaging Technologies. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 1.02 MB (1,065,603 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 7. While about 50% of users of PDF Printer for Windows 7 come from the United States, it is also popular in India and Netherlands.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.win7pdf.com
Help link: www.win7pdf.com/support.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PDF Printer for Windows 7\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PDF Printer for Windows 7\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.02 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PDF Printer for Windows 7

  • PDFA.dll - PDF Library for Windows 7 (PDF Library)
  • PDFPrinter.exe - PDF Printer for Windows 7 (PDF Print Driver for Microsoft Windows 7/2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista 64-bit)
  • Win7PDFPrinting.exe - PDF Printer Printing Service Manager
  • PDF.exe - PDF Printer
  • InstDrv.exe
  • InstDrv64.exe
  • PDFPort.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • Win7PDFPrinting.exe runs as a service named 'PDF Printer Service for Windows 7' (Win7PDFPrinting).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • PDF.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Win7PDF' which loads as C:\Program Files\PDF Printer for Windows 7\PDF.exe.

How do I remove PDF Printer for Windows 7?

You can uninstall PDF Printer for Windows 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 PDF Printer for Windows 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 PDF Printer for Windows 7.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 79%
Win Vista (SP2) 5%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 88.71%
Windows 10 6.45%
Windows Vista 4.84%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 30.65%
Windows 7 Ultimate 27.42%
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.81%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.84%
Windows 10 Home 3.23%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.23%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.00%
  India 11.84%
  Netherlands 3.95%
  Australia 2.63%
  Brazil 2.63%
  United Kingdom 2.63%
  Malaysia 2.63%
  Singapore 2.63%
  Canada 1.32%
  Czech Republic 1.32%
  DZ 1.32%
  Egypt 1.32%
  France 1.32%
  Hungary 1.32%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.09%
Dell 23.91%
Acer 17.39%
Samsung 8.70%
GIGABYTE 6.52%
Lenovo 6.52%
ASUS 6.52%
Sony 2.17%
Intel 2.17%
Common models
Intel DG41WV 4.00%
Samsung 300E5EV/300E4EV/2... 4.00%
WIPRO WNB7PBM4901-0025 2.00%
Toshiba NB305 2.00%
TOSHIBA Satellite P755 2.00%
TOSHIBA Satellite L645 2.00%

Publisher URL: www.win7pdf.com

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