How to remove an Printkey2000 error

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Printkey2000.exe file information

The process known as PrintKey2000 or PrintKey belongs to software PrintKey2000 or PrintKey by Fred's Software (www.warecentral.com).

Description: Printkey2000.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of the "My Files" folder. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 869,376 bytes (69% of all occurrences), 794,112 bytes, 633,856 bytes or 772,608 bytes.
There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock. There is no file information. File Printkey2000.exe is not a Windows system file. Program can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet. Printkey2000.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 26% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You could uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > PrintKey2000).

If Printkey2000.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings", the security rating is 68% dangerous. The file size is 633,856 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 794,112 bytes. Program has no file description. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). Printkey2000.exe is not a Windows system file. Printkey2000.exe is able to record inputs.

If Printkey2000.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 54% dangerous. The file size is 794,112 bytes. The process has no file description. The program has no visible window. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). It is not a Windows system file. Printkey2000.exe is able to record inputs.

External information from Paul Collins:

"Printkey2000" is not required to run at start up. Screen grabber that intercepts the pressing of the Print Screen (Prn Scrn) key. Start manually when required

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Printkey2000.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the Printkey2000.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

It is a screen capture program.

successfully have used
Hal Kravig

A screen capture and editing application. Harmless, useful and free
MDB

I find it quite useful. It's the only way I know of to "capture" part of an image or text to be able to just print that portion. The problem is, you can only "capture" what currently shows on your screen. Wondering if there is a newer version
Patti

Nice simple screen capture utility
Dan Thompson

My QA team of 40 testers all utilize this program. It will capture anything on a screen from the entire view to a blip. It can be copied directly into a word doc, and has proved to be an invaluable timesaver for our work. PrintKey2000 is no longer available for free, but is well worth the price. If you have it, however, it works just fine with XPPro most of the time. If it stops, just right click on the systray icon, select "Cleanup Registry and reset congfiguration..." and then reinvoke the exe. It's a marvelous program!
QA Manager

However, CA e-Trust says Tnega.VYJ is detected 1/28/2011
L Callander

It's a great program. I have used it for years on numerous computers. I especially like the fact that i can print only a small portion of a screen capture and then print it in specifics portions of the print page. I can then capture another page and print on the preious piece of paper in a different location. Very handy when I know I'll be in the desert and not have any cell coverage.
Jack

Summary: Average user rating of Printkey2000.exe: based on 15 votes with 8 reviews.

12 users think Printkey2000.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless.

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