Icecream PDF Converter Pro 2.86 OCR optical character recognition took forever and made an unintelligible mess.

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Thanks anyway.
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I downloaded the software' and "installed" it. However I saw no installation and nothing--however I did see a small window open and tell me that the "software" is activated!
I cannot uninstall it since it's not installed! TOO BAD!

I have tried everything I can to download this programme in it's entirety - and every time it gets to a point where it disappears. Even if I click on the download (there seems to be something there!) it will never install! It keeps saying the file is incomplete or corrupted...

So I made a massive effort to "turn off" my AV software (AVG and Kaspersky) -- but could not, because some of the buttons the tutorial mentioned don't even exist in Win10!

I finally took the advice to download from their website, and got the programme -- but there is nowhere to input the licence key, which I DID get. So all I have is the free trial programme, I suppose, as the quality is not very good.

How do I upgrade that to the PRO version offered here? I mean, I am well within the deadline, so I am "qualified" to get it -- but cannot seem to do so....

Any suggestions?

I could not download this. Something repeatedly blocks the download. I have diabled my virus protection but it made no difference.

This does not work in XP
Does anyone have a link to an earlier version that will work in XP ?
Rob
PS Does the program have a command line interface ?
Such an interface allows you to call (execute) the program, whilst passing instructions such as -
Convert all PDFs in folder C:\PDFs\
Into JPGs
Placing the JPGs into folder C:\JPGs\
Similar functionality could also be provided without using the command line.
That would entail the program having some settings where, we tell it where the PDFs folder is, and where the output JPGs folder is, and the program can be told to run minimized, and keep watching the PDFs folder. Meaning every time the program sees PDFs (in the PDFs folder), it converts them into JPGs (into the JPGs folder) automatically. It would delete the PDFs after it has converted them.

My sound stopped working just after I installed the program. Nothing is muted and Device Manager shows everything is working. I've tried the Windows troubleshooter but nothing worked. Any ideas?

I love this program. I installed an earlier version the last time it was offered and use it a lot. It is very simple to use and very quick. I either use it to convert scanner PDF to DOC or my typed DOC files to PDF. It doesn't keep the formatting if a PDF document has a format style which is a downer, but for simple things it is great. I have been using it lately to scan all my recipes into my computer, convert to DOC, then format the recipe in the format style I want so each recipe has the same format page for when I print them out to put in a binder for easy use.

Attempting to change a pdf to doc resulted in only 1 of several text areas was transferred as well as no transfer of the graphic incorporated in the pdf.

Is it just mine or is the program box so tiny you need a magnifying glass to see anything? I have no problems with any other programs do I don't want to adjust my pc just so i can use this program.

Just use format factory has all of that plus can convert music files, and video files all for free.

to activate:
1. Install the pgm from the GAOTD zip file downloaded
2. Copy the Serial from the read.me in the zip file
3. Start the pgm from the shortcut ("Upgrade to Pro" displayed)
4. go to setting selector at bottom of screen
5. Select Activate button at bottom
6. Copy serial where appropriate
7. "Upgrade to Pro" no longer displayed, top of screen says "PDF Convertor Pro"

This is a very nice program. I successfully Installed it on Windows 10 64 bit system without difficulty, upgrading from an earlier giveaway version of the program. The read me file included the downloaded zip file includes a registration key, but I don't see a place to enter the key in the program settings. The top of the settings menu displays "Version 2.86 Pro" which suggests the Pro version has been activated. Does this mean I don't have to worry about entering the registration key as indicated by the read me file?

So far, I'm impressed! Good conversion PDF->DOC. Professional looking UI. Will definitely put to good use...

The description above says, "A wide variety of input formats is supported: DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX."
There is no XLS or XLSX in the drop down list.

This is exactly what I have been looking for. Thanks !! :-) Installed on 64 Bit Win 7. Easy installation and activation. Make sure you briefly disable your firewall before installing because it might block the installation.
I am using the free version of Avast.

On Windows 10 64 bit: error, "PDF Converter is not signed".

Installed OK on Win 10. License also worked. Didn't see any time limitation, but no updates of course. First I tested PDF to DOCx. Worked just fine. The other way around had problems with the graphics, but there is no real need for this anyway. So, first impression is good but obviously there is much more to test. Worth a try.

For those unable to install, in some cases you can download and install directly from the default site.
I faced this in one or another of their software, a company that had long since offered programs and all free but now only paid for full use .. good times. After just apply the registration code to work.

on my windows 10 ... closes spontaneously in the middle of conversion without converting a character .. waste of time (imho) ... uninstall, continue using abbyy

How long is the time limit? Six months a year longer shorter? Please make it clear.

It says that WinXP is supported, but after installing it wouldn't run.
Error - not a valid Win32 program

Icecream are great. I Love their products!

What languages are supported by OCR?