Reinstalling the Doc-It 4 PDF Printer - Complete

Reinstalling the Doc-It 4 PDF Printer - Complete

Sometimes it is necessary to completely remove the Doc-It 4 PDF Printer and re-install.  This procedure does it in a more complete way to resolve issues including multiple instances of the printer showing up. 

* If you will be performing this from a Remote Desktop server, then you will need to have all users logout out before beginning. 



1. Uninstall PDF-XChange 2012 using Programs and Features and skip the reboot request for now.
 
 



2. Remove the Doc.It 4 PDF Printer (or PDF-XChange Printer 2012) from Printers and Scanners using the Remove Device option

   


Alternatively from Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers.
 
  

3. Reboot your computer/server.



4. Re-install the Doc.It 4 PDF Printer 
 
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Doc.It Suite 4\Doc.It 4\Third Party\PDFX5SA_sm.exe  - Accept all defaults   - The restart can be postponed if needed.



5. Reset Printer.
 
    





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