PDFcreator does not show as Printer

 On a Windows Vista the 1.4.3 the installer will run normally and yet leaves no printer in the printer control panel. I fully deleted and re-installed of course.  Anybody knows what to do?

 

This is the set up log:

 

----- Setup - Start: 2012-07-28 08:55:05 -----

Install PDFCreator: 1.4.3

InstallerDirectory: C:\\Users\\Backdesk 1\\Desktop

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

 

OP: 2

Update: 0

Installed PDFCreator version: 0.0.0

Installed PDFCreator version is lower 1.3.1 = true

nationCode: 244

InstallPDFCreatorPrinter = true

OS: 2

IMC: 143

AppPath: C:\\Program Files (x86)\\PDFCreator

InstalledPDFCreatorVersion: Not installed

DontInstallPrinters: false

SPT: false

 

Printerstatus before installing:

Spooler service: is running

Printermonitors [4]:

 WSD Port

 Standard TCP/IP Port

 PDF995 Monitor

 Local Port

 

Printerports [17]:

 192.168.0.156

 192.168.0.165

 192.168.0.184

 192.168.0.184_1

 192.168.0.4

 PDF995PORT

 COM1:

 COM2:

 COM3:

 COM4:

 FILE:

 LPT1:

 LPT2:

 LPT3:

 XPSPort:

 Nuance Image Printer Writer Port

 PDFcreator

 

Printerdrivers (Windows 4.0) [0]:

 

Printerdrivers (Windows NT x86) [0]:

 

Printerdrivers (Windows x64) [10]:

 Samsung SCX-6x20 Series PCL6

 Samsung CLP-620 Series

 PDF995 Printer Driver

 Nuance Image Printer Driver

 Microsoft XPS Document Writer

 HP Color LaserJet 2605/2605dn/2605dtn PS

 Generic / Text Only

 Canon Inkjet PIXUS iP3100

 Canon Inkjet PIXMA iP3000

 Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-30

 

Printerdrivers (Windows IA64) [0]:

 

Printerdrivers (Windows NT Alpha_AXP) [0]:

 

Printers [3]:

 Samsung CLP-620 Series

 Microsoft XPS Document Writer

 \\\\Frontdesk1\\Prescription paper

 

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 [5]:

 pdfcmon

 WSD Port

 Standard TCP/IP Port

 PDF995 Monitor

 Local Port

 

Printerports [18]:

 pdfcmon

 192.168.0.156

 192.168.0.165

 192.168.0.184

 192.168.0.184_1

 192.168.0.4

 PDF995PORT

 COM1:

 COM2:

 COM3:

 COM4:

 FILE:

 LPT1:

 LPT2:

 LPT3:

 XPSPort:

 Nuance Image Printer Writer Port

 PDFcreator

 

Printerdrivers (Windows 4.0) [0]:

 

Printerdrivers (Windows NT x86) [0]:

 

Printerdrivers (Windows x64) [11]:

 PDFCreator

 Samsung SCX-6x20 Series PCL6

 Samsung CLP-620 Series

 PDF995 Printer Driver

 Nuance Image Printer Driver

 Microsoft XPS Document Writer

 HP Color LaserJet 2605/2605dn/2605dtn PS

 Generic / Text Only

 Canon Inkjet PIXUS iP3100

 Canon Inkjet PIXMA iP3000

 Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-30

 

Printerdrivers (Windows IA64) [0]:

 

Printerdrivers (Windows NT Alpha_AXP) [0]:

 

Printers [4]:

 PDFCreator

 Samsung CLP-620 Series

 Microsoft XPS Document Writer

 \\\\Frontdesk1\\Prescription paper

 

 

--- Systeminformation - Start ---

Windowsversion: 6.00.6001

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\\BACKDE~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\

CurrentDir: C:\\Windows\\system32

Computername: BACKDESK2

Username: Backdesk 1

UILanguage: 1033

Internet Explorer version: 8.0.6001.19088

Path: C:\\Windows\\system32;C:\\Windows;C:\\Windows\\System32\\Wbem;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Kofax\\Imgctls\\bin;C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QuickTime\\QTSystem\\

C:\\Windows\\system32\\Wbem\\framedyn.dll: NOT found

framedyn.dll: found in path

--- Systeminformation - End ---

 

--- Environment - Start ---

ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\\ProgramData

APPDATA=C:\\Users\\Backdesk 1\\AppData\\Roaming

asl.log=Destination=file

CLASSPATH=.;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Java\\jre1.5.0_11\\lib\\ext\\QTJava.zip

CommonProgramFiles=C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files

CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files

CommonProgramW6432=C:\\Program Files\\Common Files

COMPUTERNAME=BACKDESK2

ComSpec=C:\\Windows\\system32\\cmd.exe

DFSTRACINGON=FALSE

FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO

HOMEDRIVE=C:

HOMEPATH=\\Users\\Backdesk 1

LOCALAPPDATA=C:\\Users\\Backdesk 1\\AppData\\Local

LOGONSERVER=\\\\BACKDESK2

MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=C:\\Program Files\\Tracker Software\\PDF Viewer\\Win32\\

NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=3

OS=Windows_NT

Path=C:\\Windows\\system32;C:\\Windows;C:\\Windows\\System32\\Wbem;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Kofax\\Imgctls\\bin;C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QuickTime\\QTSystem\\

PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC

PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86

PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432=AMD64

PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=AMD64 Family 16 Model 2 Stepping 3, AuthenticAMD

PROCESSOR_LEVEL=16

PROCESSOR_REVISION=0203

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

QTJAVA=C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Java\\jre1.5.0_11\\lib\\ext\\QTJava.zip

SystemDrive=C:

SystemRoot=C:\\Windows

TEMP=C:\\Users\\BACKDE~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp

TMP=C:\\Users\\BACKDE~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp

TRACE_FORMAT_SEARCH_PATH=\\\TREL202.ntdev.corp.microsoft.com\\34FB5F65-FFEB-4B61-BF0E-A6A76C450FAA\\TraceFormat

USERDOMAIN=BACKDESK2

USERNAME=Backdesk 1

USERPROFILE=C:\\Users\\Backdesk 1

windir=C:\\Windows

--- Environment - End ---

 

----- Setup - End:   2012-07-28 08:55:40 -----

Hi,

have you allready seen this:

http://www.pdfforge.org/content/where-are-my-printersmultiple-printers-not-shown-win-7 ?

Not sure if it is the same for Vista but it could be similar. Are you able to use the PDFCreator printer?

 

regards,

 

Robin