Strange error message when printing to PDF

I am surprised that no one else has reported this issue. Searching the net, I found only one other mention of it. Using Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.2, when printing a document from any application using the Adobe PDF printer, the document will print correctly; however, the printer icon with a question mark will appear in the system tray and the error message "This document failed to print" will appear. When I open the Adobe PDF printer, the document is there with the status "Error - Printing".
I can successfully delete the document (with error), though the actual .pdf document is created just fine; it is just returning an error and holding the document after every print. I have tried deleting the Adobe PDF printer, reinstalling Acrobat (both using a repair installation as well as uninstalling and reinstalling) all with the same results.
There is nothing being logged into the system or application logs, either. I have seen this happen with two OSs at work, Vista Home Premium and WinXP SP3. Can someone guide me to a solution?

Well I can give you what I did to get around the problem.  I am running Adobe X pro on windows 7.
1.  The print job in queue, cancel it so that it is deleted.  You now should have no jobs pending.
2.  Go to Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers(Win7) or just the printer and devices for your OS.  Yes this must be done with Admin privilages.
3.  Go to Printer Properties for the Adobe PDF printer.
4.  Select the ports tab.  Mine was on Com3.
5.  Select Add a Port and call it Adobe Printer or something.
6.  Select the check box and select apply.
You should now print with no errors.
-G
Yes I am aware this has been a year, but this has happened over several versions.

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