Hi;
Files (jpgs) that I want to list in PDFcreator so I can then combine them into a single document are being intercepted by Windows 7 PhotoViewer as the photoprintwizard.
This was not happening a few days ago.
Here are some screen shoots (all three links go to the same place):
http://tinyurl.com/cjgvgvg
https://picasaweb.google.com/107817774238317597615/Temp_images?authkey=Gv1sRgCL3O7t389qqfVA#5812397020490559170
https://picasaweb.google.com/107817774238317597615/Temp_images?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCL3O7t389qqfVA&feat=directlink
I am using version 1.5.1
I have reinstalled PDFCreator twice which has changed nothing. I even deleted a few suspicious registry entries, also with no effect.
I booted into a dos interface and renamed all photowiz.dll files to photowiz_dll but all that did was cause the Windows Photo Viewer to be called directly when I tried to add *.jpg files to pdfcreator.
Also, here is a copy of the beginning of a HUGE registry key I tried to delete (but it just recreated itself):
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\PhotoPrintingWizard\PDFCreator]
“DriverVersion”=dword:00000600
"DriverName"=“PDFCreator”
“PrintTicket”="<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>
<psf:PrintTicket xmlns:psf=“http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2003/08/printing/printschemaframework” xmlns:xsi=“http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance” xmlns:xsd=“http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema” version=“1” xmlns:psk=“http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2003/08/printing/printschemakeywords” xmlns:ns0000=“http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/printing/oemdriverpt/PDFCreator/6.2.9200.16384/”><psf:ParameterInit name=“ns0000:PageDevmodeSnapshot”><psf:Value xsi:type="xsd:string […]
Beginning SetUpLog.txt____________
----- Setup - Start: 2012-11-19 00:11:41 -----
Install PDFCreator: 1.5.1
InstallerDirectory: D:\installs\pdf\PDF_Creator
X64: yes
Start AnalyzeCommandlineParameters
Parameter /VERYSILENT: false
Parameter /SILENT: false
Parameter /FORCEINSTALL: false
Parameter /REMOVEOPTIONS: false
Parameter /DONTINSTALLPRINTERS: false
Parameter /EXPERT: false
No Parameter /LoadInf
No Parameter /SaveInf
No Parameter /REGFile
No Parameter /PPDFile
No Parameter /Printername
End AnalyzeCommandlineParameters
WindowsVersionNumber: 6.1.7601
Silent installation: false
GUITS (5000, 50): 16
Update: 0
Installed PDFCreator version: 0.0.0
Installed PDFCreator version is lower 1.5.1 = true
nationCode: 39
InstallPDFCreatorPrinter = true
AT: 0,0,1
OS: 2
IMC: 151
AppPath: C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator
InstalledPDFCreatorVersion: Not installed
DontInstallPrinters: false
SPT: false
Printerstatus before installing:
Spooler service: is running
Printermonitors [3]:
WSD Port
Standard TCP/IP Port
Local Port
Printerports [12]:
USB001
DOT4_001
SHRFAX:
COM1:
COM2:
COM3:
COM4:
FILE:
LPT1:
LPT2:
LPT3:
XPSPort:
Printerdrivers (Windows 4.0) [0]:
Printerdrivers (Windows NT x86) [0]:
Printerdrivers (Windows x64) [3]:
Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Microsoft Shared Fax Driver
HP LaserJet 1150
Printerdrivers (Windows IA64) [0]:
Printerdrivers (Windows NT Alpha_AXP) [0]:
Printers [3]:
Microsoft XPS Document Writer
HP LaserJet 1150
Fax
Printerdriver-Directory (Environment: Windows 4.0):
Result: Success = C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\WIN40
Printerdriver-Directory (Environment: Windows NT x86):
Result: Success = C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86
Printerdriver-Directory (Environment: Windows x64):
Result: Success = C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64
Printerdriver-Directory (Environment: Windows IA64):
Result: Success = C:\Windows\system32\spool\DRIVERS\IA64
Install printerport:
Portname : pdfcmon
Result: Success
InstallMonitor:
Monitorname : pdfcmon
Environment : Windows x64
Result: Success
Install printerdriver for WinXP2k3:
Drivername : PDFCreator
Environment : Windows x64
Result: Success
InstallPrinter:
Printername: PDFCreator
Drivername : PDFCreator
Portname : pdfcmon
Result: Success
Printerstatus after installing:
Spooler service: is running
Printermonitors [4]:
pdfcmon
WSD Port
Standard TCP/IP Port
Local Port
Printerports [13]:
pdfcmon
USB001
DOT4_001
SHRFAX:
COM1:
COM2:
COM3:
COM4:
FILE:
LPT1:
LPT2:
LPT3:
XPSPort:
Printerdrivers (Windows 4.0) [0]:
Printerdrivers (Windows NT x86) [0]:
Printerdrivers (Windows x64) [4]:
PDFCreator
Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Microsoft Shared Fax Driver
HP LaserJet 1150
Printerdrivers (Windows IA64) [0]:
Printerdrivers (Windows NT Alpha_AXP) [0]:
Printers [4]:
PDFCreator
Microsoft XPS Document Writer
HP LaserJet 1150
Fax
IC:1|1.5.1|0|en|2
— Systeminformation - Start —
Windowsversion: 6.01.7601
WinDir: C:\Windows
Win64: true
ProcessorArchitecture: X64
.Net 2.0: true
.Net 2.0 regasm.exe:C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
SystemDir: C:\Windows\system32
TempDir: C:\Users\Keith\AppData\Local\Temp\
CurrentDir: C:\Windows\system32
Computername: KEITH-PC
Username: Keith
UILanguage: 1033
Internet Explorer version: 9.0.8112.16421
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ArcSoft\Bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static
C:\Windows\system32\Wbem\framedyn.dll: NOT found
framedyn.dll: found in path
— Systeminformation - End —
— Environment - Start —
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
APPDATA=C:\Users\Keith\AppData\Roaming
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
CommonProgramW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=KEITH-PC
ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Users\Keith
LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\Keith\AppData\Local
LOGONSERVER=\\KEITH-PC
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
OS=Windows_NT
Path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ArcSoft\Bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432=AMD64
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=170a
ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files
PSModulePath=C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\Windows
TEMP=C:\Users\Keith\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP=C:\Users\Keith\AppData\Local\Temp
USERDOMAIN=Keith-PC
USERNAME=Keith
USERPROFILE=C:\Users\Keith
windir=C:\Windows
— Environment - End —
----- Setup - End: 2012-11-19 00:13:25 -----
End SetUpLog.txt_________________
Any help in making this stop would be appreciated.
Thanks
Keith Elias
eliasrk@gmail.com
Hi,
as a first solution you can try using images2pdf which comes together with PDFCreator if you have Net2.0 installed.
You can also take a look in your registry and find out what the shell print command for .jpegs does, maybe something you installed or updated changed this.
regards,
Robin
OK. I tried Image2pdf which produces blank pages from *.jpg’s (at least as far as Foxit is concerned). So I converted my test files to *.png and then I got proper pdf file output :-), so I have a work around thanks.
Note that PDFCreator itself calls the windows photo print wizard for both *.jpg and *.png files so my wizard interception problem appears to be at the level of all image files, not just *.jpg’s.
The
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\jpegfile\shell\printto\command]
key is the same on my portable as my main machine so I doubt if the problem is there.
Note that I am a novice user of PDFCreator, and I really have little idea what is going on in the registry, Anyway:
I saw your request to others for logging info so have provided samples of both the standard log as well as the pdfcmonLog.txt for both *.jpg and *.png files (all having interception by the windows photo print wizard)
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The logs are linked due to limitations on the length of posts here:
http://tinyurl.com/c8jtnqo
or
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eacrzHzzft_lFQO6tg1bJt9fvolbm7ZWEz0_oFtt9ac/edit
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I am a private user and have what I need. If you’re interested in pursuing this problem I will provide you with as much feedback as I can. If you do not have the time, that’s fine.
Thanks very much for your help.