ACROBAT 8.1.7 won't print

hi,
i'm on a mac os x with adobe acrobat reader 8.1.7. Yesterday I tried to print a pdf file, and there was no response from my printer to suggest that it was printing, other than my printer window saying that it is. Then I tried printing a test page under my printer's option to make sure my computer and printer are communicating, and the test page got printed. I then tried printing my pdf file agn, and like before, my printer window would say that it is printing, but my pdf file was not printed.
I tried restarting my computer, same problem remained.
I tried giving it more time to 'communicate' to the printer, so then eventually it will get printed. Came back 6 hours later, all i got was 'Communication failure, please turn off your printer and check the connection or make sure that the printer is on'
I did both, and reinstalled my printer. And at the end of the day, my pdf file was not printed still.
Then I tried to fix this problem the next day. I opened the pdf file, and tried printing. This time the print window from Adobe won't even load, everytime i got to 'file>print', the acrobat reader will crash and i have to use 'force quit' option. I tried clicking the print button on the acrobat tool bar, same issue.
I thought that maybe this file is corrupted, so I tried opening another pdf to print. Agn, at the click of print either from the 'file' menu or even from the toolbar, the software will just crash.
I also tried exporting my pdf file to a word document, and i ended up getting a message regarding 'incorrect structure'
Please help.

TRy downloading a new driver for your printer from the p
rinter manufacture then:
open Printer Setup Utility and deleting printer from list.
Now open driver installer just download and if it has a an uninstaller run it.
Next use the sme install program (you downloaded) and install.
Now openPrinter Setup Utility again and look for your printer per instucts for add printer.
now make it default printer.
Now Try to print document.

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