Acrobat Distiller 5.0

Hi
I get the below error message when trying to convert PRN to PDF.
%%[ Error: syntaxerror; OffendingCommand: ) ]%%
%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%
Distill Time: 0 seconds (00:00:00)
I tried reinstalling the application, but still getting the same error.
If there is any configuration changes i need to make, please let me know.
Thanks

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