Vista - Creating a PDF using Acrobat 8.1.x and various applications -e.g.

I use Vista Ultimate with 4GB RAM.

In my former XP machine "Adobe PDF" appeared in the printer list in Word
2003 and I never had any problem creating PDF files.

On my Vista machine and Word 2007 Adobe PDF does not appear in the printer
list.

When I try to create a PDF from the Acorbat icon in Word I get the following
error message:
"PDFMaker cannot locate the Adobe PDF Printer's priner driver. Please
re-install Adobe Acrobat 8.0." (note: I did this - did not solve issue)

When I contacted Adobe, they got me to the "Print Spooler Properties" dialog
and under "This service depends on the following system components:" the
following are listed:

HTTP -> Remote Procedure Call (RPC) -> DCOM Server Process Launcher.

They suggested that I disable the DCOM Server Process Launcher.

I found DCOM Server Process Laucher as follows:

Control Panel->Administrative Tools -> Services. The problem is that the
drop down list that would allow me to change the Startup type is greyed out.

The Adobe tech support person referred me to their Knowledge Base article
333221.

It seems to me that there is an issue with Vista and permissions.

Can anyone help.

Thanks, Alan

Rightclick your Services icon and 'run as administrator' If this fails, you
are probably going to have to convert the file to a PDF with something else.
Word is using the Adobe print driver and if it has permissions problems,
only Adobe can fix that. They have expressly forbidden any editing of PDF
format files.

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"awothers" <awothers@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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In Word 2007 you can create a PDF with the Save as function.

"awothers" <awothers@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:54:00 -0800, awothers
<awothers@xxxxxx> wrote:
Adobe Acrobat 8 is NOT the same thing as Adobe Reader. You obviously
had Adobe Acrobat installed on the XP machine.

On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:54:00 -0800, awothers wrote:
You could always load up openoffice.org - it has had the ability to create
pdf files for some years.

You are using an old version of Adobe Acrobat that contains known
vulnerabilities. You should be using version 9

As someone else has stated, there is an add-on for Microsoft Word 2007 that
allows you to create .pdf files from file | save as function.

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On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:33:41 -0500, "Richard Urban"
<richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote:
Not an "add-on', a BUILT-IN.

PJ White

Really? I didn't find it on my disc, can you please fill me in where I
would find it so I can install it from the Office disc set?

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"Josh White" <pjwhite@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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No, an add-in. Due to Adobe, the built-in was pulled at the last minute. It
is offered free at the Microsoft web site here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Now, it could be that it is again included with newer pressings of the
Office DVD's, but I doubt it!

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"Josh White" <pjwhite@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:34:48 -0500, "Richard G. Harper [MVP]"
<rgharper@xxxxxx> wrote:
I just checked in Programs and Features. It definitely IS an
add-on... I have it listed there and just didn't recall having
installed it.
PJ White