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Should I remove ScanSoft PDF Converter?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #15,591
United States Rank #20,027
Reach 0.0174%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.84 days
673.63 days >
Average installed length: 353.94 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.01.0005 0.29%
3.01.0000 1.17%
3.00.1011 4.37%
3.00.1010 1.17%
3.00.1009 1.75%
3.00.0003 0.87%
3.00.0002 1.75%
3.00.0000 88.63%

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ScanSoft PDF Converter 3.0

What is ScanSoft PDF Converter?  (from ScanSoft, Inc)

Creates 100% industry-standard PDF files that can be read, printed or processed by popular PDF viewer programs such as PaperPort Pro Office & Acrobat Reader. Creates the highest quality PDF files from nearly all Windows applications, retaining the precise layout of the original document. Creates highly optimized PDF fi...  Read more

Overview

ScanSoft PDF Converter 3.0 is a program developed by ScanSoft, Inc. The most used version is 3.00.0000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software installer includes 52 files and is usually about 72.24 MB (75,748,692 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 27% of users of ScanSoft PDF Converter come from the United States, it is also popular in India and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.scansoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\OmniPage15.0\PDFConverter3
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{46491509-DA8D-4B85-B7DF-5F1DA60ABA1E}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 72.24 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by ScanSoft PDF Converter 3.0

  • PLClient.exe - PLClient - WebUpdate
  • Pipeline.dll - ScanSoft Pipeline (Pipeline)
  • crx.dll - PDF Converter (OmniPage Pro application extension)
  • engshrd.dll
  • Firewrx.dll
  • fmxlfr.dll - PDF Converter Application Extension
  • fmxocra.dll
  • Fmxpdf32.dll - OmniForm Application Extension
  • fmxrtf.dll
  • fmxvirt.dll
  • formatter.dll
  • ieshellext.dll - PDF Converter Internet Explorer AddIn
  • lecsomgr.dll
  • LOGMAN.dll
  • mor.dll
  • outlookaddin.dll - PDF Converter Outlook AddIn
  • pdfcwordaddin.dll - PDF Converter Word Addin
  • pdfhand.dll
  • PdfRouter.exe
  • pdread.dll
  • prerendering.dll
  • recdiag.dll
  • regexp.dll
  • registrycontroller.exe - PDF Converter Registry Controller
  • rendering.dll
  • rndsdawg.dll
  • RNDSINSO.DLL
  • rnerr.dll
  • shellext30.dll - PDF Converter Shell Extension AddIn
  • SPDFLib.dll
  • sspdfsmt.dll - PDF Converter Smart tag action handler
  • WPAddIn.dll
  • xocr.dll
  • cpres.dll - CP (CP resource DLL)
  • KDU_V40R.DLL (by The University of New South Wales) - Kakadu Software Tools for JPEG2000 (kdu_v40 -- Kakadu core DLL)
  • anypage.dll (by Caere) - Caere Corporation anypage (anypage dll)
  • FmxTiff.dll (by Formonix) - FormVision (Formonix TIFF File Converter)
  • p4dll.dll (by E-W Software) - P4 (P4 Palasik's PostScript & PDF Processor)
  • decomp.dll
  • ICDLLW32.DLL
  • ICHUNW32.DLL
  • rec_img.dll

How do I remove ScanSoft PDF Converter?

You can uninstall ScanSoft PDF Converter 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 ScanSoft PDF Converter 3.0, 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 ScanSoft PDF Converter.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 46%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,591

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 55.69%
Windows XP 19.24%
Windows 10 18.37%
Windows Vista 6.41%
Windows Server 2003 0.29%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 24.05%
Microsoft Windows XP 19.35%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.72%
Windows 7 Professional 11.44%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.81%
Windows 8.1 3.81%

Distribution by countryGeography

27.32% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 27.32%
  India 6.63%
  Italy 5.84%
  France 5.31%
  Germany 3.98%
  Canada 3.98%
  United Kingdom 3.98%
  Brazil 2.92%
  Netherlands 2.65%
  Spain 2.39%
  MA 2.12%
  Pakistan 2.12%
  Hungary 1.86%
  Australia 1.59%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 24.88%
Hewlett-Packard 20.49%
Acer 17.56%
GIGABYTE 8.78%
Toshiba 8.29%
Intel 6.83%
ASUS 5.37%
Samsung 1.95%
American Megatrends 1.46%
Lenovo 1.46%
Gateway 0.98%
Alienware 0.98%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.07%
INTEL DG31PR 3.25%
HP ProBook 4530s 2.44%
Dell OptiPlex 780 2.44%
Dell OptiPlex 380 1.63%
Acer Aspire TC-105 1.63%

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