10.6.3, Acrobat 9.3.2 Pro update broke my PDF printer how to

Hi,
I updated my CS4 Acrobat Pro to 9.3.2 and now my Acrobat Printer errors in the Que when I FIle> Print and select my Adobe PDF Printer.
I deleted the Acrobat Printer from my Print & Fax control panel.
Now I can't figure how to Add my Acrobat printer back.
Is 9.3.2 broken?
I use this all the time, but now it's broke

I just found this article
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/509/cpsid_50981.html
The Adobe PDF Printer is not available or is unusable in Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6). This situation is due to security features in Snow Leopard that disable the Adobe PDF Printer. Adobe Acrobat 9.1 Pro removes the Adobe PDF Printer and adds a new Save As Adobe PDF command. Customers using earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat in Snow Leopard cannot use the Adobe PDF Printer.
SOLUTION
To add and use the Save As Adobe PDF command:
If you are using Acrobat 9 Pro, update to Acrobat 9.1 Pro. The Updater removes the Adobe PDF Printer from the Printer list and adds the Save As Adobe PDF command to the PDF menu.
In the PDF menu, choose Save As Adobe PDF, and follow the onscreen instructions.
To remove the Adobe PDF Printer manually:
If you upgrade from Mac OS X Leopard (v10.5) to Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6), the Adobe PDF Printer is not removed
Choose Apple > System Preferences.
Open the Print & Fax preference panel.
Select the Printing tab to see the printers list.
Select Adobe PDF 9.0.
Click the minus (-) button.
The Save As Adobe PDF command appears in the PDF menu.

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