Tuesday, February 9, 2010 11:19

novaPDF Professional Desktop v6 - 4 Free ( Updated )

UPDATE: “Sorry” guys! We have written the article a few weeks ago and did not realize today that they’re actually giving the last build V 6.3 build 297 ! Thanks for noticing Hazy! :-)

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Hi friends!

Why are all HF readers’s  choices so mixed ? In any case that shows the logical variety of software needs. And if you take into considerations that we filter the quality of the promotions we publish … It’s finally hard to make a choice. :-)
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There is an increasing amount of newcomers on 4 Free ( again ) and we’re welcoming them. Please enjoy our free-software-promotions dedicated community !

Today there were 170 active “4Freers” notified by email before the release of this article.

Like always we take the opportunity to thank to :
- all active friends who understand how important it is to talk about the softwares we find in promotions;
- all 4 Free readers, in general. Their interest in our site and community honours us.
- other site’s owners who are honestly crediting our community work ( when this is the case )

Now let’s get to the point !

This article has a decisive contribution from Franck. We have noticed the german promotion page for novaPDF Pro V 6 ( the latest build is 6.3 - worth $49.95 ),  but we did not manage to revert to the english version. We’re all fortunate to have friends like Franck. Of course he found the needed workaround ! :-)
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We have already told you we like the high quality of products from Softland with the occasion of our Backup4All Lite article.

novaPDF is a PDF creator for Windows that allows you to easily create PDF files (searchable and optionally PDF/A compliant).
With novaPDF, everyone from novice users to professionals can create high-quality documents in industry-standard PDF format, by simply selecting the “Print” command from virtually any application.
Once installed, this PDF creator lets you: add PDF bookmarks, insert PDF links, use it as shared network PDF printer, create public/private printing profiles, add PDF watermarks, reduce PDF file size, password protect PDF files, overlay and/or merge PDF files, convert to PDF any printable document and much more.

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FEATURES

It has all the features from the Light Edition ( $19.95 )

* Create private profiles - Define different profiles for future use, each with its own printing settings
* Import/Export profiles - the printing profiles can be exported or imported into different installations
* Merge PDF files - append or insert content to an existing PDF file
* PDF/A Compliance - can create PDFs compliant with PDF/A-1b specification for the RGB colorspace
* Document information - include title, author, keywords in your PDF file
* PDF viewer options - you can control how the PDF file will be displayed after it’s generated in the default PDF viewer
* Custom Save options - configure it to use predefined save settings
* After save actions - custom actions can be defined to be performed after the PDF was successfully generated

* Customizable resolution - choose from 72 dpi to 2400 dpi
* Predefined/custom page sizes - choose a default page size (like Letter, Legal, A3, A4, A5, A6, …) or define your own
* Fonts embedding and font subsets embedding - Fonts (TrueType and OpenType) can be embedded in the PDF file to ensure perfect portability.

PLUS the features from the Standar Edition($39.95)

*  Graphics options - You can compress, downsample or convert text and graphics to reduce PDF size
* PDF Watermarks - You can define multiple text or image watermarks and add them to individual pages or the entire PDF document.
* Page Left, Right, Top and Bottom Margins - You can set a margin region that will remain empty when printing.
* Page zoom (1%-400% zoom factor) - You can zoom a page if you need advanced settings of how the document should be positioned on the PDF page.

PLUS these pro features :

* 40 bit/128 bit encryption - full 40-bit and 128-bit encryption is supported by novaPDF and the user is able to control whether the PDF can be viewed, printed, modified, copied or annotated
* create PDF links - any visible text that starts with “http://”, “www”, “mailto:”, “ftp://” or “file://” in your original document can be converted to clickable PDF links if you choose so (hidden links and internal links are not converted).
* send PDF via email - once created, the PDF file can be automatically sent via email to different recipients, either using the default email client or directly from novaPDF (using SMTP configuration).
* PDF Bookmarks - novaPDF can detect the headings in the printed document and add bookmarks in the generated PDF files. You have to define the text attributes for the document headings (font, size, style, color) and for the generated bookmarks.

* PDF Overlay - this allows adding the content of the document currently being printed via novaPDF Professional as the background or foreground of an existing PDF file, with options to customize the position of that added content.

Note that with the desktop license you can install one copy of novaPDF Desktop on one of your computers.
“* Limitation. You cannot share novaPDF Desktop as a printer, use it through Remote Desktop Connections or install it on Terminal Servers - these are available only for server licenses.

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You can find here the features matrix and here the knownledge base.

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How to grab novaPDF Pro 6 for free ?

1. Go to this promotion page and fill in your Name and email.

http://www.novapdf.com/free-registration.php?src=86

( copy and paste in your browser )

2. You’ll instantly receive an email containing:

Registration name:PC-WELT
Registration key:XXXXXX

3. Download the german installer from the same above mentioned german promotion page because ” the registration will work only with the setup from the above mentioned link … “

3. Run the installer and install it using the instruction from the screenshots gallery from below. Don’t forget to register it by using the instructions from your email ( also see screenshots ) !

Thank you for using a free copy of novaPDF Professional Desktop.
Note that this registration key works only with novaPDF Professional Desktop v6.2 included on the CD.
To register your free copy, just follow these steps:
» Go to ‘Start’->’Settings’->’Printers and Faxes’
» In the ‘Printers and Faxes’ window, right click ‘novaPDF Pro v6.2′ and select ‘Printing Preferences’
» In the ‘novaPDF Pro v6.2 Printing Preferences’ window go to the ‘About’ tab and press the ‘Register’ button
» In the ‘Register’ window, copy and paste the registration details included below:

That’s it ! You’re the owner of the german version … And you cannot use it ( unless you speak/understand/are german ) . :-(

Note that if you try the licence key on a download from the official site - it always  reverts to the trial version.

Like said : we’re lucky to have Franck among us !

This is the workaround he gaved us. We have tried it and it works!

” … Anyway, the special installer comes bundled with all program localizations. But as it is a special installer, it doesn’t ask what languages to install.
The installer contains only its german version, so there is nothing to be done. And when you open the novapdf printer configuration panel in the langage tab, there is only german, and it’s unmodifiable.

But one can manually convert the prog in its language. Héhé…

1/ After installation, decompress the instaler exe file with Universal Extractor.
2/ In the output folder go to {tmp}\AMD64 folder (or {tmp}\i386 and find the novap6_XX.lng you want (where XX is the desired langage)
3/ Copy this file to C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32×86\3
4/ With notepad open C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32×86\3\novap6.clg and replace :
for instance

de
novap6_de.lng

becomes

en
novap6_en.lng

After saving, go back to the printer configuration panel.
Normally you should see English as a greyed choice.
If you don’t replace the existing clg file content but append it instead, you should be able to select your langage.

Now go in the about tab and register !”

We must tell you that Franck’s final conclusion was NEGATIVE, mainly because he realised his true paper printer was uninstalled:

“This being said, as soon as I uninstall this novapdf it also uninstall my true paper printer…

Not a really goodpoint for this software. I for one prefer sticking with free pdfcreator.”

Our conclusion: We wonder if he did untick the option to make novaPDF the main printer, because we’ve had no similar problem. We are very impressed by this complex PDF creator. One of the best there is, for sure!

Thank you Franck !

Enjoy everyone!

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German installation screenshots gallery:

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65 Responses to “novaPDF Professional Desktop v6 - 4 Free ( Updated )”

  1. Hazy
    13 June, 2009

    Hi Guys, another nice find and a tidy workaround by Franck. This will be very handy for some i am sure, but i have Acrobat Professional and Expert PDF Professional, so will not need this one, keep up the good work.

    1 point
    Have a great weekend!!

  2. Bruce Fraser
    13 June, 2009

    Amazing: another top program, thanks to a German PC magazine. Thanks for your eagle eyes catching all these. And you say you’ve got another 40-50 on the waiting list?!

    1 point
    Yes, but not all of them german … In fact just a few are of german origins.
    :-)

  3. Toris
    13 June, 2009

    Thank you for the email :)
    This is very interesting offer, I have eXpert Pdf 5 from before, it will be interesting to see how they compare.

    I’m off to get it now :)

    1 point
    Thank YOU!

  4. 13 June, 2009

    Hi nice one.. and very cool tip for language change. All works well also with bookmarks (very cool) if anyone knows if it can be done also for menu items (make them as links) I’d be most grateful (or how to do it with OpenOffice.

    1 point
    ? Let’s see ! Maybe … Franck
    :-)

  5. klhtaar
    13 June, 2009

    I’ll skip this one, no need for me in such software. Free Sumatra PDF Reader is fine for my needs. And as far as I remember now is time for system utility?! Sweet =)

    1 point
    You’re absolutely right - about what’s next !
    :-)

  6. Jeff
    13 June, 2009

    Thanks! The program registers and runs without any problems. The download speed is also excellent.

    2 points
    Thanks for the feedback. You did not need the workaround ? ( is german good for you ? )

  7. 13 June, 2009

    And btw. do You have articles ready beforehand publishing? I guess not..but that and if Wordpress supports Time to publish (and from what I remember it does) notifications would be more reliable.

    1 point
    Sorry Seb!
    Usually the post is ready to be published … Like it was today, too.
    We cannot use Time to publish for HFs because we do a last check for registration, download and registration ( installation included ).
    Imagine we give you an article about a promotion not working anymore …
    Thanks fot the suggestion!

  8. Imran
    13 June, 2009

    Thank You. I hope to come back with some feedback. ;-)

    1 point
    Hi! Take your time, no problem !

  9. hal9000
    13 June, 2009

    Thanks. Confirmed working although there’s a lot of stuff to get through to get it down & working. Maybe this one’s only for people who badly need this kind of software! Good find all the same….

    1 point
    Hi!
    Hmm … You find this procedures complicated ?
    Rather simple if you ask me. Of course : simple when Franck explains them.
    Otherwise it is not so simple to find the workaround, that’s true!
    :-)

  10. Hazy
    13 June, 2009

    Hi Guys, again. I noticed that the version is actually 6.3.297 that is downloaded from the website, so even better.

    2 points
    You’re absolutely right !
    We have written the article a few weeks ago … And now they are giving the latest build .
    Great!
    Thanks Hazy!

  11. Tuky
    13 June, 2009

    Franck you’re unbelievable!
    So simple but not-easy-to-see !
    Great team work. 4 Free Community Rules !

    1 point
    Thank you Tuky!
    :-)

  12. ceylan
    13 June, 2009

    Thanks.But the language trick does not work.So I am not able to use this program.

    1 point
    Sorry to hear that.

  13. hal9000
    13 June, 2009

    Hi again, a quick follow up just to clarify……I found getting things working perfectly simple. Can’t fault the instructions for that. Just pointing out that some users may still have a few issues just due to the number of needed steps to alter the language and stuff. And of course, people should be careful playing around in SYSTEM32!!! Still a good find tho. Thanks.

    2 points
    You’re absolutely right. Everybody should be very careful !
    Better avoid if you do not understand exactly what’s all about, guys !

  14. LuRcH
    13 June, 2009

    There’s no link to download the “special” version on the promo page…

    Hi! Are you sure ?

  15. 13 June, 2009

    @ceylan
    It does try again or write exact steps You do when You try.. I could cry to create all files for You if 4free is ok with that.. it’s simple.
    And about version will You guys keep monitoring it since it changes that fast maybe we will have another one in few weeks..

    2 points
    Maybe I’m wrong Seb, but I think that he’d better drop it if he cannot do it himself.
    But if ceylan needs your help and if he agrees I can give you his email address ( by email ).
    But again: there will be other great PDF promotions for sure!

  16. Sage
    13 June, 2009

    Hi
    I’ll pass but thanks anyhow. I have Sumatra for quick reading and Acrobat Professional, so really not looking for any PDF tools.
    Sage

    1 point
    Hi!

  17. Joyce
    13 June, 2009

    I have recently purchased novaPDF Pro and I strongly recommend it.
    Congratulations for this promotion 4 Free and Franck !

    1 point
    Thank YOU Joyce!

  18. Jeff
    14 June, 2009

    In reference to your question, I did the workaround, as I do not know German. I got the program to revert to English and register it without any problems. Although, one thing that I did notice that is if you are using Gmail, the e-mail may be placed into the spam folder, as it did for me. I just had to make it “Not as Spam” and it placed it into the inbox.

    2 points
    Thank you for the details!

  19. Kyky
    14 June, 2009

    It’s working as described.
    Great work Franck!
    Thank you ( and the team of course )!

    1 point
    Thank YOU Kyky!

  20. sunrose130
    14 June, 2009

    Great find….how do I say that in German???
    I do not need this one but wanted to just say that this is one awsome site & getting better all the time!

    1 point
    Thank you!
    Honest work pays :-)
    The best is yet to come!

  21. Frustrated
    14 June, 2009

    I uninstalled this application as the PDF printer disappeared from the printer list. Decided to use one of the free PDF creators instead.

    1 point
    Thanks for the info!

  22. SilGel
    14 June, 2009

    Any idea how to get the english workaround to go on Windows 7? My System32 file does not have a spool subdirectory and a search for the german language file only shows the one in the archive. Thanks for any help you can give as this is a great looking program.

    1 point
    ?
    Sorry, I’m not on W7 for the moment.
    Maybe other friends will help .

  23. sunkumar kothari
    14 June, 2009

    Geart art5icle and especially great tweaking info. from Franck !, I will not use it but it is agood printer software. am using it currently solid documnets solid pdf creator having almost similar functionality, carry on this in fact I have seen and learnt from yours previosu articles of how to get the software free! as well as and the learn the tweaking info/fundas just like this article and also the expert pdf tweaks and also of the ppt minimiser 4 tweaking info.

    thanks and cheers

    1 point
    Yup! Franck’s work is impressive!

  24. littled
    14 June, 2009

    Thanks 4Free… already installed eXPert PDF from you guys, so won’t need this for now. :)

    1 point
    Hi! So you’re saying eXpertPDF 5 was from us, in fact .
    Good to know. Thank you !

  25. Z3roBy73
    14 June, 2009

    Hi friends.Interesting tool,however,as I said before,I’m not really in the pdf business,so I’ll just wait for the system utilities promo.Cheers!

    1 point
    Hey Z! The developer is from your country and you do not need his products ?!
    ( just joking )
    :-)

  26. Imran
    14 June, 2009

    [OFF THE RECORD]
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    This is in German.

    3 points
    Thank you! We’ll have to check it . More details would have helped.

  27. ceylan
    14 June, 2009

    Sorry, I think I was sleepy last night.I tried today and it is WORKING.Thanks for your concern.

    1 point
    No problem ceylan!
    We always advice our friend to install only the needed softwares.
    There are always promotions for other similar products.
    Regards!

  28. mynamehere
    14 June, 2009

    After performing the workaround steps I found the languge selection blank & grayed out, so I decided to give rebooting a shot & it’s now in english.

    2 points
    Thank you for the info!

  29. Gaby
    14 June, 2009

    Wow!
    Very ingenious Franck. Well done !
    I’ve had no problem with my real printer either.
    This is a great PDF tool.
    Thanks 4 Free community!

    1 point
    Hi Gaby!

  30. mayur
    14 June, 2009

    hi guys
    got the key and downloaded!!
    and off course the workaround from
    Franck was good. thanks Franck!!
    hope i give a small feedback soon.
    bye

    1 point
    Hi Mayur! Hope you’re having a great weekend ( and we hope it for all our readers )

  31. Gwen
    14 June, 2009

    A keeper for me.
    Impressed by the flawless work, just like Backup4all Lite.
    Great find Franck and the team!

    1 point
    Thank YOU Gwen!

  32. Blanche
    14 June, 2009

    It’s a go for me. Franck’s trick worked great.
    Thxs guys!

    1 point
    Thank YOU Blanche!

  33. Peter Pan
    14 June, 2009

    Great tip Franck!
    Everything worked like a charm.
    I’m gratetful for another great opportunity to get a shareware for free.
    Thank you guys!

    1 point
    Thank YOU Peter!

  34. chuck
    14 June, 2009

    Very slick work around-hats off!! Though my buddy said he got it,I don’t see a thank you from the schmuck-wait till I talk to him.So thanks on his behalf! Any word on the system utilities software? Here’s a ‘Thanks’ in advance for that one,no matter what it is.

    1 point
    Hi ! … The next one as promised !

  35. SilGel
    14 June, 2009

    Got a big oops here. My problem was because I was using a third party file explorer which would not allow me to see windows 7 system files. Likely a setting or something. Once I used windows explorer, I was able to make Franck’s changes. Unfortunately for me, it did not change the language. I even tried to take the contents of the english file and overwrite the german file, but that did not work either. Thanks for the package though, it looks great.

    1 point
    Hi! As said I’m not yet on W7 .
    Somebody ?

  36. StuartP
    14 June, 2009

    Hi guys!
    I don’t need this app but I’m always impressed by your finds.
    Keep up the dood work!

    1 point
    Hi Stuart !

  37. jenggot
    14 June, 2009

    Hi…
    Hope this HF still works tomorrow… ( so tired - out of town ) I let you know then.
    Great finds ! Thanks 4Free and Franck :)

    1 point
    I’m sure it will work. Cheers!

  38. Franck
    14 June, 2009

    1/ First I’m glad this little manipulation is useful to many people… sometimes I really don’t get editors… why bother compiling a special german version if you embed inside all localizations files…
    Anyway, good for us !

    2/ My conclusion was negative indeed, but… I don’t know why it removed my hp psc printer… (I’m pretty sure I didn’t novaPDF as the defaut printer…)
    But I must admit there was a feature of this hp psc that stopped working some times ago… (the hardware “scan to” button… that did no longer trigger the scan).
    All my attempts to fixing it were unsuccessful, as the driver was already installed.
    After trying NovaPDF, my windows saw my printer as a new device, and set it up as a new device… and the button is back to work… so, even if a pdf printer should go away with the real paper printer, this time it did some good.

    3/ Seeing good appreciations from you, 4 free team, and everybody, the 4 free community, I’ll give this one a second and deeper look. So I will reinstall.

    4/ Frankly, it’s a beautiful and neat program. But it is not because its author is charging money than it’s better than PDFCreator…
    If someone can explain me the advantage of nova PRO over the competition, I’d be very grateful.

    5/ SilGel, I’m not under 7. I’m using XP.
    Now that you use the standard explorer and can see the two above-mentionned files, you can search for novap6_de.lng on your system hardrive. novap6.clg should be in the same folder.
    FYI, these two files are also in the C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32×86\ folder
    (note the “3″ missing at the end compared to the adress in the workaround).
    I left these files untouched, and my copy is in French nevertheless.
    Maybe it’s 7 or maybe it’s your config, but doing the manip in this folder (and not in the 3 subfolder) will do the trick…
    I absolutely don’t know… Just an idea.
    But please, don’t do any manipulation if you don’t feel perfectly at ease in the system32 folder :)

    6/ Jenggot, I think it will work tomorrow…
    (The special installer itself creates a shortcut to this registration page…as this page is mandatory for performing all minor upates until v7..
    Please note that if you ever upgrade, you’ll surely need to redo the localization tweaking again).

    20 points
    Thank you Franck !

  39. pavid
    14 June, 2009

    I ran into a bit of a problem trying to make the language change. Franck’s instructions were fine but I still had trouble.

    I made sure to uninstall a previous version before installing this one just to make sure nothing went wrong.

    When I tried to move the English language file, I discovered that the previous version had left behind both the English and German language files. I wasn’t particularly worried about the German file but I couldn’t get the new English language file (which is slightly bigger than the old one) to replace the old one until I used “Unlocker” to unlock then delete the older file.

    I then discovered that I couldn’t get the changes to clg file to stick.. Every time I made the change then checked to see if the novaPDF interface was now in English, I would learn that the change hadn’t stuck. Finally, I wondered if the German language file was the problem. After unlocking and deleting the German language file everything was fine.

    I hope this helps anyone else who might be in the same situation. Take care and have a good day.

    3 points
    Thank you for the feedback!

  40. Imran
    14 June, 2009

    [OFF THE RECORD]
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    1 point
    No problem! Points are just showing the importance of the information ( or the goodwill ) in your comment. ( for the community )
    Thank you!

  41. JeffV
    15 June, 2009

    Installed on my XP Pro SP3 just fine
    Did Frank’s tweaks and rebooted - now preferences come up in English (my German is too rusty from college)
    Tested by print screening a wildlife video and printing through Nova from Wordpad. Resultant pdf came up just fine in Foxit Reader.
    Will have to try some of the other features….

    2 points
    Thank you for the feedback Jeff!

  42. mario
    15 June, 2009

    Another great software from 4Free! Installed without problems in Vista Prem. 32. Only the download link on first page have a somewhat misleading direction, because once one signs up, this first page does not return anymore. So download first and sign up later. TKS guys.

    2 points
    Thank you for pointing that out!

  43. Kartheek D. N.
    15 June, 2009

    Downloaded and installed and used the procedure to change it to English. I think CutePDF is better in PDF quality.

    XXXXX

    1 point
    Hi ! We think you’ll have the english version in our articles. So no need for workarounds.
    Thank you for the feedback!
    Regards!

  44. SilGel
    15 June, 2009

    Franck, you are the man!!!!! After reading your helpful hint, made the adjustment and now it works great. Thanks so much for the assistance.

    1 point
    :-)

  45. AndyP
    15 June, 2009

    Hi guys!
    I was out this weekend but I can’t say I’ve missed anything.
    I’m using eXpert PDF 5 and I’m very happy with it.
    i can still appreciate the interesting post and the great work from Franck.
    Congrats!

    1 point
    Thank you for the fair comment Andy!

  46. Franck
    15 June, 2009

    I’m glad it worked for you SilGel.
    I messed around a little with this program, and I must say, I finally find it convenient to use. So I think I’ll finally keep it, and remove pdfcreator… (as novaPdf Pro offers a few more functionalities, like bookmarkings, and an easiest way to append to a preexisting pdf file…)

    By the way, I’m also using expert pdf (6)… I like the editor that come with that prog.
    But the pdf printer from expert pdf is awful : not easy to use at all, not user friendly and no more functions that pdfcreator (unless I never found out how to use them).
    Does someone know if it possible and how to keep expert pdf editor, expert pdf to word converter and to remove (in a clean way) what appears to me as a lame pdf printer? Thanks…

    2 points
    I’m curious about that, too.

  47. mario
    15 June, 2009

    language conversion was OK and immediate. Don’t know why, but both the English and German versions files were on the PC ( actually I think it is because I first installed the English version from the official web site, because I could not find the link to the German promotion download after signing on for the promotion (problem mentioned in previous note)). Anyway, used Everything ( an ABSOLUTE MUST HAVE UTILITY ) to find the novap6… files, right clicked on the 2 novap6.clg files that it found, replaced de for en on both lines and everything was in English. Including help ( which calls your browser and always asks for permission to open the file - annoying, but one can always un-tick the “Always ask this question before opening this file”). As for the problem of uninstalling and also deleting the real paper printer driver, I had to use Revo to uninstall the English version which was not registering, and my regular printer was NOT removed. Yesterday I just could not remove the wrong nova printer, but today, after turning the computer off and on again the wrong printer could be removed. So everything is fine. Thanks Franck and 4Free.

    3 points
    Thank you for the feedback!

  48. Jonnyboy
    15 June, 2009

    Hey guys, I am running into a little problem when doing the language trick. After I make the changes in notepad, it won’t let me save the file saying that it can not be created and to make sure the file path is correct. Any help would be appreciated.

    2 points
    I have no idea why it is not working for you.
    You’re on what OS ?

  49. Jonnyboy
    16 June, 2009

    I am on windows vista home basic.
    The exact error message I get when I go to save the file is:
    Cannot create the
    C:\Windows\System32\spool\driver\w32×86\3\novap6.clg file.
    Make sure that the path and file name are correct.
    Can anyone confirm that the workaround was a success on vista.

    1 point
    I have done it on XP but there are already a few confirmations for Vista.
    On another subject : why are your comments written in this manner?
    (many free lines after each phrase )
    Can you please do it normally, like everybody else ?

  50. Jonnyboy
    16 June, 2009

    Ok I just solved my own problem. First of all, before I saved the edited .clg file, I deleted the existing one from the folder. Also, I ran notepad as administrater which allowed me to save in the C:\ directory. Thanks 4 Free for this great pdf tool and thanks Franck for the language trick.

    1 point
    Glad for you!

  51. Nikola
    16 June, 2009

    Hi!
    Great software and great tweak from Franck! Thank You Franck!
    I managed to apply this tweak on XP and Windows 7.
    On Windows 7 I had some problems. I couldn’t change language because I didn’t have enough rights. So I went to Control Panel, Devices and Printers, right clicked on novaPDF printer and selected Printer Options, selected Security tab, added my user to the list and gave it the permission to manage the printer. Then I was able to change the language.

    2 points
    Thank you Nikola!

  52. Alok
    17 June, 2009

    What I see there is not even V 6.3 build 297, but build 301! Either they have updated the software recently or I am downloading the wrong thing!

    2 points
    If you’re using this DL link … You’re doing the right thing!

  53. Jonnyboy
    17 June, 2009

    Sorry about all the free lines, sometimes I just want to insert one break and it seems to take numerous hits of the return key to recieve this effect. I feel stupid for asking but am I doing something wrong???

    1 point
    Hi! It’s just you’re the only one with such “format” for those comments.
    When I edit them I have to deleate a few dozens free lines.
    No big deal, after all !

  54. Normofthenorth
    17 June, 2009

    This looks great, and I made the language tweak work, too — though my experience (XP, SP2) was a bit different from that of others. First, I registered the German copy BEFORE changing the language, which I think I wasn’t supposed to do. Then I moved and edited the files, and entered the name and registration code in the form all over again, and registered again (and it accepted my registration again). Unfortunately, the Printing Preferences screen was still all in German, so I thought I’d blown it.

    I thought of deleting the de = German file, but I didn’t. Fortunately, in the morning — i.e., after a reboot — the Printing Preferences screen (and the Help file) was switched to English.

    So if you do the tweak and the language isn’t changed, try rebooting before getting desperate!

    Norm

    2 points
    Hi! Thanks for the feedback!
    Please note that there was an error message for your HF pre-notification email. It says that the email address does not exist.
    ?

  55. Alok
    17 June, 2009

    >> If you’re using this DL link … You’re doing the right thing!

    I am not seeing that DL link. Looks like I am on the wrong page, which is http://www.novapdf.com/download.php

    PS: I still haven’t gotten a chance to install it as yet. Sometime later today…

    1 point
    Hi! Who told you to download it from the official DL page ?
    Please read better the article.
    I can’t help you more than showing you in a screenshot were the DL is ( like I have already done ).
    Good luck!

  56. Alok
    17 June, 2009

    Got it! When the article said, “same above mentioned german page”, I went too much above in the article and reached the link to novapdf website while the correct link was right above. Sorry. I do read the articles as well as comments in detail but got confused this time.

    1 point
    No problem! Probably our fault but we’ve said it is better to not show that screenshot in the main article.
    Glad you’ve solved it!

  57. Radhika
    20 June, 2009

    Hi ,
    The features mentioned here are great. I am not able to figure out whether it will work on My MAC OS. Any idea? I was looking for this information in this post but have not got any information
    Radhika

    Hi! It would have been nicer to say “I just want to put a link to my site!”
    Of course it’s only Windows compatible. It’s in the beginning of the quoted presentation

    novaPDF is a PDF creator for Windows that allows …

    But you knew it since you’re in the pDF business.
    Good luck with your site! ( it looks good )
    :-)

  58. ZeroTen
    21 June, 2009

    Well, I don’t know what I am doing wrong, but whatever I insert, it always says “Invalid Email address”.
    Maybe someone can help me?

    1 point
    Hi ! Working with an yahoo mail as I’m writing this answer.
    Good luck!

  59. Bilko
    21 June, 2009

    I`m skipping this one, because I`m satisfied with PDF Creator. It offers pdf-creation for free, but it lacks Novas feature to add pages to an existing pdf. Since I don`t need that very often, i`m sticking with PDF Creator.

    2 points
    Interesting feedback. Thank you!

  60. Normofthenorth
    22 June, 2009

    Thanks for the warning about my HotPOP e-mail account. It’s apparently been dead since about June 1! I sent them a Support Ticket last Thursday, they haven’t responded yet. I don’t expect a lot of support for a free e-mail account.
    Is it possible to switch my account to another e-mail address, or do I have to start from scratch and lose all (both? ) my points?

    1 point
    Hi! Don’t worry about your points, you’ll keep them.
    Just keep the same username and change the email address.
    Cheers!

  61. fsr
    26 June, 2009

    didn’t know this soft but promo still works (because no update is still available? - must say i have never activated a legal soft with such a ‘hack’) . language switch is tricky indeed, i also needed the reboot and i was initially confused with the folder before …\3, the *.lng and *.cng files we need also exist in that folder. soft looks promising, thanks, if pdf quality is good, with bookmarks, searchable pdfs and no postscript required i’m going to replace bullzip in my primary machine for sure.

    2 points
    Hi!
    Franck did an amazing job, indeed.
    The software has a great quality like we have said.
    Regards!

  62. fsr
    28 June, 2009

    Too bad, I installed and uninstalled. This software as a number of issues with the print spooler http://www.novapdf.com/kb/when-i-try-printing-to-novapdf-it-says-waiting-for-printer-but-nothing-happens-why-136.html
    , and it doesn’t run under sandboxie (after 2 days trying to put it to work I quitted). Bullzip is the bookmark feature behind but doesn’t have any of these issues. It did look promising though, maybe next version is better…

    2 points
    Thank you for the feedback!

  63. corno
    27 August, 2009

    As for now, the latest build is version 6.4.

    2 points
    Yup ! Thank you!

  64. maxdanger
    29 October, 2009

    Still works according to ALL your instructions. Especially appreciate the Franck trick.

    2 points
    Thank you max!

  65. Jeff
    20 January, 2010

    I’m sorry to report that the download link now reports: “This promotion expired.”

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