Adobe PDF Converter driver version

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Hello

Adobe PDF printers use the Adobe PDF Converter drivers. I am using 3 different machines to print PDFs and all of them have different versions of the driver which causes the pdf printing times to be very different although i am using the same job options profile.

1. How can i check which version of the driver does my printer have? The only place i found any info on a version is from Printer Hardware properties > Details > Driver version/date but i am not sure if this is the correct location. On 2 of the machines there is also a version marked in the name of the Adobe pdf converter driver when installing a new printer. Also there is no way to see which driver i have installed currently( or i just can't find it?)

2. Is it possible to install the same Adobe PDF converter drivers on all 3 machines? I have tried reinstalling acrobat but it still installs different versions for each pc. I have not found a way transfer the drivers from one pc to another.

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The Adobe PDF driver is a PostScript driver with a custom output port. The PostScript driver itself is not made or installed by Adobe, it is a standard part of Windows.

The conversion to PDF is later done using Acrobat Distiller, installed as a part of Acrobat. Different job options can affect performance. Distiller itself has changed little in 20 years.

NB Acrobat (and hence Distiller and hence the Adobe PDF printer) is only licensed for personal use, is is not for server use, and is only expected to be used in an interactive session.

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