Joining colored PDF-files ALWAYS end up with PDF-files in black and white

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I have used PDFCreator 0.9.8/ghostscript 8.64 for a looong time, because if I update the program, joined PDF-files ALWAYS end up in black and white PDF-files (actually grayscale).


Last time I updated and got that problem, I could reinstall 0.9.8 and making it work again, but this time, what ever I do, the joined files ALWAYS becomes BW.


I have tried to uninstall 1.7.1, cleaning files and reg (with Glary AND ccleaner) and reinstall 0.9.8 again, but that doesn't fix the problem like last time. I have tried with other earlier ghostscripts with no difference.

When I use the virtual printer in programs with colors in, the PDF-files are in colors. It is only when I join files the result becomes BW. It makes no difference in PDFArchitect or Foxit.


It runs under WinXP Pro SP3 with Comodo firewall/viruscanner.

The PDF-files are usually from a Brother 135C scanner (make any difference?).


Any idea?

hasc.

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Hi,


did you check if the pdfcmon.dll got replaced properly during all of the updates/reinstalling?
Does this also happen, if you merge images, or only with PDFs?
Have you tried using the PDF Architect to merge the files?


regards,

Robin

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After uninstalling both, pdfcmon.dll gets deleted from system32-folder, and after reinstalling it, it reappears (from april 10., 2013).


PDFCreator still makes BW-files, but PDFArchitect (after activating it) makes color-files.

The activation didn't change PDFCreators behavior.


I still find it odd.


Regards, hasc.

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Hi,

yes it is odd, I am not able to reproduce this here.
You have the correct version of the pdfcmon.dll
It is normal installing/uninstalling/activating the PDF Architect doesn’t influence PDFCreator, they aren’t directly connected to eachother, but why the merged files are b/w is a mistery

regards,

Robin