Acrobat Printing Driver results in blank pages

I had Acrobat 9 Pro installed under Windows 7 Professional. I uninstalled the software to move it to my Windows 7 Enterprise Operating System and apply all the updates. When I attempt to print a web page I am receiving a blank page or a one page PDF file with just the web page name at the top of the page. Moving Acrobat back to Windows 7 Professional works OK. All my other programs including CS5 work OK under Windows 7 Enterprise without any issues.
Thank you all in advance for all your help.

edbedb,
What software are you using for scanning and which HP device do you have?
Just trying to help.
Andrew

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