Acrobat 9.4 encountered a problem and needs to close

We are embedding .pdf's using an OLE.  When we open the document, this error message is received.  I have duplicated it on two different computers.
Thank you!

Could someone from Adobe respond to this specific issue so that we know we are being heard?  Will the fix for the print issue also resolve the 'attach to email' problem?  Is there any work around other than telling users to attach directly from their email programs?
Thanks in advance for your response to our concerns.
Penny

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