Acrobat 7.0 Professional purchased version won't create PDF files from Word 2000

I am running Windows 7 and have installed Acrobat 7.0 and Word 2000.  I know, it's an old version, but this combination always worked on my old computer.  When I install Acrobat on my computer I received the following message:  "Warning 20225.  Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Setup was unable to create a new item:  Adobe PDF Port & Printer.  The Adobe PDF Printer may be unavailable."  Then it tells me the installation was successfully completed.  When I attempt to create a PDF from a Word 2000 file, I get this error message:  "Unable to find "Adobe PDF" resource files."  And it asks if I want to run the installer in repair mode, but all it does it try to re-install the program and fix things but then I get the same "Warning 20225..." message mentioned above.  If I have the original purchased installation discs of both Word 2000 and Acrobat 7.0, why won't they work together on my new computer running Windows 7?  They worked fine on my old computer using Windows XP.  Help!!!

I just answered this question in http://forums.adobe.com/message/4251547#4251547. Basically you should be able to create a PDF (assuming you are not using a 64-bit system and then I have no clue), but not in the automated way you are used to doing. The first step would be to change the printer port for the Adobe PDF printer (assuming the driver got installed) to file. Then when you print or use PDF Maker, it will ask you for the file name. It will create a PS file (may have a prn extension) that you have to open in Distiller to complete the rest of the conversion. A bit of extra work, but workable. You are looking at a Win7 issue that has caused major problems for many software vendors, not just Adobe. The newer versions of Windows seem to ignore a lot of compatibility needs. Don't forget that with VISTA they had to add the help system back in because their own MS Office needed it.

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