Should I remove PDFCreator?

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from Frank Heindörfer, Philip Chinery

Remove PDFCreator by Frank Heindörfer, Philip C...

PDFCreator is an application for converting documents into Portable Document Format (PDF) format on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It works by creating a virtual printer that prints to PDF files, and thereby allows practically any application to create PDF files by choosing to print from within the application and then printing to the PDFCreator printer. PDFCreator allows the user to disable printing, copying of text or images and modifying the original document. The user can also choose between two types of passwords, user and owner, to restrict PDF files in several ways.

PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, Excel or any other Windows application. A PDF takes less storage space, and is easier to send with email. Make PDF creator part of your the software suite you have installed on your computer for easy PDF creation.

The most used version is 1.3.2, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is pdfcreator.exe. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 32.6 MB (34,184,807 bytes).

URL: www.pdfforge.org

Help link: www.pdfforge.org/support

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\pdfcreator

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\unins000.exe

Estimated size: 32.6 MB

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 PDFCreator, 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 PDFCreator.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 48% Win XP 1%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 24% Keep it 76%

GLOBAL RANK #24,590

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Thailand	84.46%
United States	10.81%
Singapore	2.03%
United Kingdom	1.35%
RS	0.68%
Hong Kong	0.68%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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