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Kofax PaperPort Professional

Free in-place upgrade of Nuance PaperPort Professional 14.5 to Kofax PaperPort Professional 14.7

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Earlier this year, Kofax acquired Nuance's Document Imaging Division, which included PaperPort. Kofax recently released the first version of PaperPort under its stewardship — V14.7. This article explains Kofax's method for upgrading from PaperPort Professional 14.5 to Professional 14.7 at no cost.
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PaperPort installer detected previous installation

PaperPort will not install - the installer detected a previous installation

You did a proper uninstallation of PaperPort. You even ran the official PP14 Remover Tool. But when you try to reinstall PaperPort, you get the dialog box below, which you can't get past. There is simply no way to install PaperPort! This article presents a solution that has worked for many PP users.
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PaperPort Splash Screen

What to do when PaperPort crashes, hangs, or fails to start - display settings and non-existent drives

Sometimes PaperPort will not even open. It displays the splash screen (above) and exits, or it may show an "Application Crash" dialog before exiting (sometimes with a dump, sometimes not). There are many reasons for this problem. This article discusses several of them and offers possible solutions.
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PaperPort Splash Screen

How to fix: PaperPort shows the splash screen then immediately closes - cannot run PaperPort

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Sometimes PaperPort will not even open. It displays the splash screen (above) and exits, or it may show an "Application Crash" dialog before exiting. There are many reasons for this, but a recent cause that has reached epidemic levels is due to an issue with Firefox. This article offers a solution.
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PaperPort XP Compatibility Mode

How to fix: PaperPort appears to be running Windows XP Compatibility Mode, see Technote 6629

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Nuance's PaperPort may display this error message: PaperPort appears to be running Windows XP Compatibility Mode which may result in errors. We recommend disabling Compatibility Mode for the PaprPort.exe program, see Technote 6629. This article provides a possible solution to the problem.
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dtSearch home page and Search dialog

dtSearch - Powerful Search Tools for Windows

dtSearch Desktop with Spider is a powerful search tool for Windows. It includes indexing and searching — both are extremely robust and fast! It is available in other editions, including Desktop with Spider and Network with Spider. This article is about the version that I use — Desktop with Spider.
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Install Patch 1 Update for PaperPort 14.5

How to install the Patch 1 update for PaperPort 14.5

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PaperPort 14.5 Patch 1 update is often not detected or downloaded automatically. This article provides direct download links to solve the problem for retail (non-bundled) versions of the Standard and Professional editions, as well as the Professional edition in Nuance's own OmniPage Ultimate bundle.
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PaperPort 14 in Windows 10 - A First Look

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PaperPort is among the most important applications that I run on my Windows computers. I use it …
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How to Perform Duplex Scanning with a Simplex Scanner in PaperPort Versions 11, 12, 14

In a previously published article here at Experts Exchange, I explained how to achieve duplex
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PaperPort - How To Create Searchable PDF Files

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PaperPort is a popular document imaging/management product from Nuance Communications
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Create Signature Stamp in Adobe Acrobat

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In a previous article published here at Experts Exchange,
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PaperPort

PaperPort 14 - Free Upgrade to Version 14.5

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I. Introduction

In a previous article (now deprecated), I discussed how to upgrade — at no cost …
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PaperPort 12 - Free Upgrade to Version 12.1

I. Introduction

In a previous article (now deprecated), I discussed how to upgrade — at no cost …
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PaperPort 11 - Free Upgrade to Version 11.2

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I. Introduction

In a previous article (now deprecated), I discussed how to upgrade — at no cost …
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PaperPort

PaperPort 14 Scanner Connection Tool - Fix Scanning Problems in PaperPort 14

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This article discusses the PaperPort 14 Scanner Connection Tool, which Nuance provides at no charge in order to fix scanning problems in Windows 8. Furthermore, users of PaperPort 14 in Windows 7 and Windows 10 have reported that the tool works in those versions of Windows, too.
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Kofax Power PDF Advanced

Batch Conversion of PDF, TIFF, and Other Image Formats via Command Line Interface to PDF, PDF Searchable, and TIFF with Power PDF Advanced

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This article explains how to perform batch conversion of PDF, TIFF, and other image file formats into PDF, PDF Searchable, and TIFF files via a command line interface, using Power PDF Advanced (originally from the Document Imaging Division of Nuance, now from Kofax).
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How to Combine-Merge PDF Files in Many Subfolders

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Article Update 13-March-2020: I removed the source code. The article that remains should act as a …
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PaperPort - How To Reorder/Rearrange Scanning Profiles

The standard (non-Professional) edition of PaperPort from Nuance Communications
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PaperPort - How To Achieve More Than Five Scanning Profiles in the Standard Edition

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PaperPort is a popular document imaging/management product from Nuance Communications
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Signature Image with Transparent Background

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