Install PDF Creator

1.	Get source files
	a:	Get PDF Creator install file (version 1.7.3)	! Only use this version, others may be bugy
		Later versions are not working
	b:	Get srvany.exe from Microsoft {freeware, contend of windows 2003 resourcekit}

	{availabel in this directory}

2.	Login with the user local administrator {! only use this user with exact this name}
	No other user is possible - it depends on this exact name !!!
	Login directly to the computer, do not use a shared session

3.	Disable Windows DEP on old Windows XP {today, its default, you do not need to do it}

!	Hint:	For all names, use standard name convetion (see below)

4.	Create output location
	a:	Create a direcory named PDFCreator {at any location}, - you also can use ...data\assyst\spool
		!  But Windows standard is: never use program data !
	b:	Share this directory and set up all needed users to full access at share and files system
	c:	In this directory, create sub-directory named to the file type of needed output
		Example: PDF, JPG, PNG, PDFA5, ...

5.	Install PDF Creator
	a:	Run install file as administrator {UAC}
	b:	Select your used (prefered) language (is mostly default), click ok
	c:	!!!	If a question pops up: "a newer version is available ..." click on no	!!!
	d:	Select expert mode and click on next
	e:	Accept license rules and click on next
	f:	Select server installation and click 5 times on next
	g:	Unselect: "Images2PDF" and "PDFArchitect" and click next, next
	h:	Unselect: create desktop symbol and click on next, install
	i:	! Unselect any addon-installations {advertising, like Amazon} and click on next
	j:	Remove hooks, click on finish
	k:	Remove pdfcreator.exe entry in "all users\startup"
		{click on start, all programs, rightclick on autostart/startup, leftclick on "open for all users"}

6.	Create sub-printers profiles
	a:	Start PDFCreator as administrator {UAC} - otherwiese settings may not work or not saveable.
	a:	Click on "printer", then on "Options"
	b:	On base profile, on row "General settings", "General setting2":
		I:	Remove hook on "Show an animation during the process"
		II:	select "Update interval" to never
	C:	For each output format:
		I:	Click on plus-sign at top row right hand to profile line
		II:	Type in a profile name and click on ok
		III:	In each profile, do the following settings:
			On row "Auto-save"
				a:	Do a hook in "Use Auto-save"
				b:	At "Standard save format", select output format, you like to have
				c:	At "Filename" setup: <Title>_<DateTime>
				d:	Do a hook in "Use this directory fo auto-save"
				e:	A line below, select the output-folder, where files should be stored
					UNC-Path is also possible, but this you cannot browse, so type it in.
					If you use a share on a different computer, you need to authenticate.
					1.	create and use a domain account for pdfcreator service and
						setup access rights on both computer
						{or use same named user with same password on both computer}
					2.	on local computer, put this account into administrator group
					3.	use cad deviceprofile manager (on cad version 2010 or higher)
						to create an user authentication to remote computer
					or	logon with runas as pdfcreator service account and create an
						authentication with "net use" to the remote computer				
						create a cmd script with net use to authenticate
						create a sheduled task to run this script at computer start
		IV:	Click on "Save" button (right, below in options menu)
	C:	Install output file types sub-printer (PDF Creator profiles)
		I:	Click on "printer", then on "printers"
		II:	For each output format:
			1: 	Type in new printer name like: PDF, JPG, ...
			2:	Click on "Add printer"
			3:	Right hand aside to the printer select the belonging profile
			4:	If done for all printers, click on "save"
	d:	close pdf creator

7.	Install PDFCreator as service to use it in Assyst CAD CAM
	a:	copy srvany.exe to %Systemroot%\SYSTEM32 = c:\windows\system32
	b:	Open a DOS Box and run following commands:
	c:	sc create PDFCreator binpath= "%SystemRoot%\System32\srvany.exe" start= auto
	d:	On 32 bit systems:
		reg add HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\PDFCreator\Parameters /v Application /d "%ProgramFiles%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe"
		On 64 bit systems
		reg add HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\PDFCreator\Parameters /v Application /d "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe"

9.	If needed, enable DEP {not needed on Windows 7 or higher}

10.	Run PDF Creator Service {rightclick "my computer", leftclick manager, leftclick on plus sign services and ...
	leftclick on services, search for pdfcreator, run it

11.	configure output to pdf in Assyst Cad, contigtool, device installer.

12.	do a test



Legend

Standard name convetion

	-	A standard name consists of letters (a .. z or A - Z) and numbers (0 .. 9)
		{an important windows feature is, that there is no difference in any use 
		 between smal and capital letters - its only cosmetic} 
	!	and nothing else (no space, no special signs)
	-	First sign has to be a letter