ScanSoft® PDF Create! 2 Release Notes

Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2004 ScanSoft, Inc.
Last modified: 20 May, 2004

Please read this document for up-to-date information about the ScanSoft PDF Create! 2.0. These release notes discuss the following topics:

System Requirements

Installation and activation

Known Issues

System Requirements 

The following are the minimum system requirements to install and run ScanSoft® PDF Create! 2:

¨        A computer with an Intel® Pentium® or higher processor

¨        Microsoft Windows® 98 (from second edition), Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows NT® 4.0 with Service Pack 6 or above, or Windows XP

¨        Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 or above

¨        Microsoft Word 97, Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Word XP or Microsoft Word 2003

¨        64 MB of memory (RAM), 128 MB recommended

¨        30 MB of free hard disk space for application files plus 5MB working space during installation

¨        5 MB for Microsoft Installer (MSI) if not present. (This is present as part of the operating system in Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP)

¨        SVGA monitor with 256 colors, but preferably 16-bit color (called High Color in Windows 2000 and Medium Color in XP) and 800 x 600 pixel resolution

¨        Windows-compatible pointing device

¨        CD-ROM drive for installation

 

Note: Performance and speed will be enhanced if your computer’s processor, memory, and available disk space exceed minimum requirements.

 

Note: Disk space and memory requirements may be higher on some operating systems.

 

 

Installation and Activation

 

Please remove any version of the Zeon DocuCom PDF printer driver utility before the installation. ScanSoft PDF Create! is a customized and updated version of that utility and it cannot co-exist with other versions.

 

1.  Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive

 

The installation program will start automatically. If it does not, locate your CD-ROM drive in Windows Explorer and double-click the program’s setup.exe file.

Select a language for installation. The InstallShield® Wizard will appear.

 

(If you have downloaded the program from the ScanSoft web site, double-click its setup.exe file.)

 

2.  Follow the on-screen instructions

 

You must accept the license agreement in order to proceed. You must enter a serial number. You will find this on the CD sleeve or on the ScanSoft web site at the download location. Be sure to keep the serial number in a safe place; it is fully checked only during product activation and is also needed for any re-installations.

 

The installer offers a default location for the program. Accept it or define a different one.

 

3.  Click Finish

 

Registration runs at the end of installation. Select Register Online to establish a connection to the ScanSoft web site. We provide an easy electronic form that can be completed in a few moments. When the form is filled, click Submit.

 

If you decide not to register or to be reminded later, you can go to http://www.scansoft.com/ to register online any time later. Click on Support and from the main support screen choose Register in the left-hand column.

 

For a statement on the use of your registration data, please see ScanSoft’s Privacy Policy.

4.  Activate

 

You will be invited to activate the product at the end of installation. Please ensure that web access is available. Provided your serial number is found at its storage location and has been correctly entered, no user interaction is required and no personal information is transmitted.

If you do not activate the product at installation time, you will be invited to do this each time you invoke the program. PDF Create! can be launched only five times without activation.

 

Note: The user performing installation or un-installation should have Administrator rights on the computer. Administrator rights are recommended for activation and de-activation.

 

Note: You will be allowed to re-install the program a reasonable number of times without having re-activation problems, because un-installation includes a de-activation step. The serial number is needed for re-installation and web access is needed for de-activation and re-activation.

 

Network Installation: The program can be installed on a server and pushed to local computers in a Local Area Network (LAN). Please contact ScanSoft for license information and separate documentation.

 

 

Known Issues

 

  1. Creating PDF files in version 1.4 is not available when the program runs on Windows 98.
  2. When creating a PDF from an existing PDF with embedded fonts, text may not reproduce correctly and an error message such as „A font required for font substitution is missing” may appear.
  3. The Default button in the PDF Create! Properties dialog box may not be available when the program runs on Windows 98 or Windows Me.
  4. A custom paper size cannot be set when printing from MS Visio.
  5. PDF Create! 2 is not integrated into MS Office if it is installed after PDF Create! 2. No icons or menus appear; therefore the PDF Links dialog box is not available, and PDF creation must be done through the Print dialog box.
  6. If you install PDF Create! 2 on a computer that already has ScanSoft PaperPort 9 Office, PDF Create! 2 will replace the PaperPort PDF printer. If you later un-install PDF Create! 2 the previous printer will be restored to PaperPort during the un-installation. This may require you to re-start your computer and the dialog box warning of this may be hidden behind the Add/Remove Programs dialog box. Please move this dialog box and accept the re-start.
  7. If your document contains images that were imported in their original sizes (without stretching), your resolution setting in the General panel may not be applied.
  8. The Repair function in the Installer may not be able to restore some deleted program files. If this occurs, you should un-install and re-install the program.