CutePDF Writer 2.3 is a freely available PDF creation utility. You can download it from http://www.cutepdf.com.
It requires two downloads. The first download is the CuteWriter.exe which sets up a PostScript print queue on the machine. The second download is GhostScript which is already available as an MSI. Check the AppDeploy.com package entry for GhostScript.
It's not hard to set up your own MSI package for the Writer portion. You will need the following files and registry keys/subkeys from a reference machine:
Files
C:WindowsSystem32cpwsave.exe
C:WindowsSystem32cpwmon2k.dll
C:Program FilesAcro SoftwarePDFWrite.rsp
C:Program FilesAcro SoftwareREADME.htm
C:WindowsSystem32spooldriversw32x86cutepdfw.ppd
C:WindowsSystem32spooldriversw32x86ps5ui.dll
C:WindowsSystem32spooldriversw32x86pscript.hlp
C:WindowsSystem32spooldriversw32x86pscript.ntf
C:WindowsSystem32spooldriversw32x86pscript5.dll
C:WindowsSystem32spooldriversw32x863cutepdfw.ppd
C:WindowsSystem32spooldriversw32x863cutepdfw.bpd
Registry Keys and Subkeys/Values
'HKLMSoftwareAcro Software Inc'
'HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionPrintPrintersCutePDF Writer'
'HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintEnvironmentsWindows NT x86DriversVersion-3CutePDF Writer'
'HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintMonitorsCutePDF Writer Monitor'
'HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintPrintersCutePDF Writer'
You will need to replace any machine name you see with the [ComputerName] MSI property in the 'DsSpooler' subkeys.
Also, you will want to add 'Spooler' to the ServiceControl table so that the Spooler service is stopped prior to install and restarted after the install.
A good explanation of the pitfalls of using WinInstall LE to create the package is written up in the forum by member, goodsnapper, on April 12, 2005.
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CutePDF Writer 3.2.0.1 Silent Installer
Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de facto standard for the secure and reliable distribution and exchange of electronic documents and forms around the world. CutePDF Writer is the free version of commercial PDF converter software. CutePDF Writer installs itself as a 'printer subsystem'. This enables virtually any Windows applications (must be able to print) to convert to professional quality PDF documents - with just a push of a button!
If users in your environment need to create simple PDF files from their documents then installing this can solve the problem and save big dollars over installing Adobe Acrobat and users do not usually require if all they need is a converter.
The silent installer also installs Ghostscript which is required by cutepdf writer to convert PS2PDF
Silent Install Switches
To convert your document to a pdf file simply print it to the CutePDF Writer and when prompted for a file name, choose the name for the pdf file.
Make sure to run with administrator rights.
Updated Nov. 4, 2018
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