Recommendation for a simple no-frills Windows PDF printer driver?

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Published on 2010-05-15T17:24:57Z Indexed on 2010/05/15 17:34 UTC
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I'm looking for an extremely simple Windows PDF printer driver that I can recommend to clients. Ideally it would have these characteristics:

  • When you print something, it should just create it as a temporary file and then display it in their default PDF viewer with no prompting. If they want to save it, they can save it manually from inside the viewer. This workflow should be with no special post-install configuration.
  • Installation should be very simple. A double click the installation program and click "Finish" sort of thing. No complicated multi-step installation, no asking questions your grandmother wouldn't know the answer to (preferably no questions at all), no extra crap being installed. An option for a completely silent installation would be nice, but not necessary.
  • Ideally it would be free to simplify their installing on a small network, but low cost is an option.

I've tried a quite a few but none really fit the bill. Some can achieve the first goal but only after careful configuration, some try to install extra toolbars, some have other installation complexities that would make it hard for extremely novice users to succeed. Any suggestions? Thanks!

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