Adobe acrobat 8.1 "before you can perform print-related tasks" Error

Running a Windows XP64 computer that can no longer print PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat. I've been looking over forums for an answer and so far no solutions have been found.
We have tried setting a new default printer
Removing all printers and reinstalling them
Uninstalling and reinstalling Adobe Acrobat
Currently we have installed Adobe Reader 10 to restore the ability to print PDF documents. However this is just a patch job. I need to be able to restore Acrobat's printing capabilities. If anyone else has a suggestion please let me know.
Thanks

Tony,
Adobe never supported Windows XP 64. Mostly because of driver issues like the one you are experiencing. BTW, Adobe not only does not support Acrobat under Windows XP 64, it doesn't support Reader and Acrobat together on any computer system except for Acrobat X and Reader X. The other combinations can cause many issues.

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