9.4.2 update: Merge word docs into pdf BROKEN

While I am not experiencing the printer problems a lot of users are complaining about after the (so called) "update" to 9.4.2, another (for me) essential function is broken.
When I try to merge a couple of supported files into one pdf, the process will always stall at the very first non pdf file (e.g. a Word doc). This never happend before the update. This behavior has been reproducable on three machines. Is there any workaround / WHEN will Adobe react and remove or update this buggy patch pack?

hi there, thanks for the help!
My OS: Win 7, 64bit, all updates (checked today=
Office 2010, all updates.
Process: Acrobat -> merge into single file.
Merge of "pdf only" files is running smoothly.
However when there is any word file, there is a halt.
When the first word doc is processed, Word is starting and prompting me for a file name. After that Acrobat status progress "Converting" this file, but never continues with the next file. The merging dialog stays open but never progress.... no error is displayed.
This behavior was reproduced on 4 (!) machines! When trying to reproduce this make sure the word file is not the last one to be merged....
I also tried a installation repair (did not help).
Thanks for your advice....

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