I need help finding a (free) PDF converter.

Good morning everyone,

I was just trying to print my tickets to a concert i got thru TicketMaster. When I went to print them another browser window opened and they appeared in PDF format. No sweat I figured, so i clicked print and since by default my PC uses the PDF software installed from the OEM that i would not have any problems.

Then it saves the PDF file and when the PDF opens up there is a box saying my trial period has expired and it covers (covered) part of the ticket rendering it unusable. If I redid the process and picked my printer instead of the PDF converter software it printed just fine.

I have screenshots of my programs with the PDF software showing so you can see the version, and three screenshots of another example of what happens when i try to download or print a PDF file.

I had no idea my OEM software for PDF's was a trial, and heck it has been installed since 2012!! Hell of a long trial period!! So I am looking for the best free PDF converter and PDF reader out there.

Well fireberd,


I don't know why I would either!! I was just trying to print some tickets and the PDF software did it's thing and thats when i noticed there was a problem. I guess you can convert PDF files to .word or .Doc but I never needed to.


I found this blurb after I made the post this morning:

Hewlett Packard & PDF Complete:
HP pre-installs PDF Complete Special Edition (SE) as an added FREE service to you. PDF Complete SE is a trial version that allows you to view, search, and print existing PDF documents for the life of your computer. SE also lets you create and secure PDF pages for a trial period of 6 months or 50 pages (whichever comes first) from any PC application that allows printing. Pages created after the trial period has expired will print with a permanent watermark.



Now i have had my PC for well over a year, so with a 6mos trial this issue should have come up long ago. I can still view, search and print as the blurb says, and i tried and can still do these things, so unless I need to convert something, I may not need additional software. Just a converter if it became necessary.

I used the Behringer cause I know they had PDF's I could use to make screenshots, and yes there are better EQ's like Ashley's or DBX, but they cost upwards of $600.00! I found with my entry level Parasound P3 pre-amp that it helps open up the soundstage and increased the dynamics rather than just using the P3 straight into my amp. I actually run the EQ flat. I want to purchase a microphone and software in the future to hook up to my PC to "see" the frequency response in my room, then i may make some adjustments.

Wow!! drool, drool, drool...

Ok, I will mark this thread as solved! :)