Adobe PDF driver keeps dissapearing.

The adobe pdf print driver keeps dissapearing on Windows 7 x64 bit machines with acrobat 10 pro installed. I'm constantly having to repair the installation on these machines. Does anyone have any ideas of a fix for this issue?

Yes, that's where I'm looking.
The options are there for all drivers but Adobe PDF. And they were there for that driver the last time I used it.

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I think I found the answer.
I updated to Acrobat Professional 9.4.4. But that isn't the answer.
I tracked it down to the installation of Firefox 4.
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http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2122001&sid=76d02be681f087f8bb0ba6ded50 55198
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I suspected as much. I was hopeful it was something like a setting that needed to be changed or a reg hack that needed a bit changed from 0 to 1 to make the printing work as expected. I only installed the local printer to see if the RDP session
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