Right Click - Adobe PDF Creation Add-on

I uninstalled Adobe CS3 and now anytime I right click on a file I get the message "please wait while windows configures Adobe PDF Creation Add-on" This is very annoying, how do I stop this.
Tom

The exact version of the Adobe Application you are running.
I had CS3 Intalled
Your Operating System details.
Windows XP
Amount of installed RAM.
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
Amount of free disk space.
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 110.10 GB 79.00 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 209.96 GB 4.37 GB free
The EXACT text of any Error Messages you saw.
Image attached above
Precise symptoms of your problem
Any time I right click on a file or folder I get this annoying message. And it tries to install, I can cancel, or allow it to try to install until I get an "install failed" message.
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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
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