Acrobat 9 - Damaged File

I have Acrobat 9 and have been using it since August 08 with no problem.  Recently,  when I email files Adobe printed from .xls or .doc files the received pdf won't open and the recipient gets the message "THERE WAS AN ERROR OPENING THIS DOCUMENT.  THE FILE IS DAMAGED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED."   I use Outlook for email and I've sent the same pdf documents to myself at my Gmail account with the same results.  When I send them to another person in our office, there's no problem opening the pdf file.  The original files are intact and in good shape as stored in my computer.  I can send the same .xls or .doc files as an attachment and they're just fine.  Is there some issue that I haven't covered? Size doesn't matter, the test file that I've been using is only 7K.  Feeling dumb.

Hello,
I'm sorry I'm not able to address your question. These forums are specific to the Acrobat.com website and its set of hosted services, and do not cover the Acrobat family of desktop products.
Any questions related to the Acrobat family of desktop products would be best suited in the Acrobat User Forums:
http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bbeda8b/
Thanks!
Michelle

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