That really doesn't seem so bad - sure, uninstall the previous installation and do a reboot - works for me. Therefore, during the installation process, a system reboot might be required. The components of this software will be uninstalled before proceeding with this new installation. The installer detected a previous installation on your machine. You are reading this article because you tried to reinstall PaperPort 14 and received the dialog box shown above, which says this: I discuss this in an EE article and video:įree in-place upgrade of Nuance PaperPort Professional 14.5 to Kofax PaperPort Professional 14.7įree upgrade of Nuance PaperPort Professional 14.5 to Kofax PaperPort Professional 14.7Īs a result of the acquisition, some of the links in this article were broken because they changed from the Nuance domain to the Kofax domain. Article Update on 1: Last year, Kofax acquired the Document Imaging Division of Nuance, which included PaperPort.