Many, if not all, Nuance software installations also install this product. Nuance uses a Flexera product called FlexNet Connect Common Software Manager to manage updates/upgrades. Flexera's FlexNet Connect Common Software Manager
You will need to reinstall PDF Converter separately (if you have it and you uninstalled it). The PP12.1 installer will install PP12.1, PDF Viewer Plus, and PP Image Printer. There is a check-box that defaults to running 'AUTORUN.exe' after unzipping - leave it checked, so that running the downloaded EXE file will result in running the installer.
Each PP12.1 link is to a self-extracting ZIP file (an EXE). IMPORTANT: As with uninstallation, make sure you are connected to the Internet during the installation process so the Nuance Activation Server can do its thing.Īfter proper manual uninstallation, the next step is to install the upgrade. However, if your uninstallation is problematic, Nuance provides a free Remover Tool that does a more thorough job of removing all traces of a PP12 installation.
Nuance recommends the standard Windows uninstallation procedure, as described in the section above. Manual uninstall instructions for PaperPort 12 If you have PDF Converter, that should also be uninstalled before installing the upgrade (and it requires a separate uninstall).įor further information, here is the Nuance PaperPort knowledge base article regarding uninstallation: You should use the standard Windows manual procedure to uninstall these programs, that is, via Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs in XP and Control Panel>Programs and Features in Vista, W7, W8. This includes PDF Viewer Plus, PP Image Printer, and, of course, PP12 itself (these products require separate uninstalls).
Brother Paperport Free Versionįor proper installation, you should uninstall all PP12-related products first. IMPORTANT: Make sure you are connected to the Internet during this entire process so the Nuance Activation Server can do its thing, thereby retaining your activation. W7 is the latest Windows on which PP12 is supported.Ĭopy the 'Profiles.xml' file to a different folder before uninstalling your old PP12 and then copy it back after installing PP12.1. In W8, they are likely at the same location as Vista and W7, but PP12 is not supported on W8, and I have never installed it in W8, so I'm not sure. In Vista and W7, the PP12 scanning profiles are located here:Ĭ:UsersAll UsersNuancePaperPort12Profiles.xml In XP, the PP12 scanning profiles are located here:Ĭ:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataNuancePaperPort12Profiles.xml You will lose all of the work that you put into creating your custom scanning profiles. Unfortunately, a fresh install of PP12 overwrites your customized scanning profiles file with a standard file. Beware the size - both are very large:īefore uninstalling your current PP12, save your scanning profiles.
The new links are to a Free Download Full Version Software direct download of the upgrades for PP12.1 Standard and Professional, rather than to a Download Request Form, as with the previous links. The feature comparison matrix is available in the Files section of this PaperPort wiki: Nuance Paperport 12 Free DownloadĬomparison Matrix of PP12 Standard and PP12 Professional
Comparison of Standard and Professional Editionsįor PP12, there are two consumer editions – Standard and Professional. This new article provides working links for 12.1, as well as other useful information on upgrading. The links in the previous article for 12.1 no longer work. The earlier point release of PP12 - 12.0 - is known to have bugs that were fixed in 12.1. In addition, a user of one version is not going to be concerned about the other two versions, so I decided to create three separate articles for PP11, PP12, and PP14 users. I decided that adding PP14 to the previous article would result in a long, unwieldy article. Now the latest version is PP14 (yes, Nuance was superstitious and skipped 13), and its latest 'point' release is 14.5. At the time of that article's publication, PP11 and PP12 were the two latest versions.
In a previous article (now deprecated), I discussed how to upgrade - at no cost for licensed users - Nuance's PaperPort Version 11 (hereafter, PP11) and PaperPort Version 12 (PP12) to the latest 'point' releases, namely, 11.2 and 12.1. Free download PaperPort Standard for Windows. To create more accurate search results for Paperport 1. 1 (7 Downloads Available)Sample Results From Member Downloads.