Adobe PDF Printer disappearing after 9.4.2 update

A few hours ago I updated Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro to 9.4.2, supposedly coming from 9.4.1.
Since then the Adobe PDF Printer is no longer available among my printer options. That is for all applications: Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Preview or ArchiCAD 14.
It seems there's a similar issue with the 9.4.2 Windows upgrade (see Acrobat Windows forums). What now? Deinstall Acrobat? Or how do I revert to a older version?!
MacBookPro 2009 (5,3), Mac OS X.6.6.

Ditto...
This is a whole lot of pain unfortunately. I am sitting here lamenting why oh why did I upgrade?? But then it can only improve right? Whats the harm? Surely this will make things better? After all, it didn't really point out that the Acrobat Printer would no longer be available. I will never again do an upgrade on Acrobat as it has done this to me before previously and it was a pain to sort out!
Graphics users need the Adobe Acrobat PS Printer as without this we are not able to set document parametres for print iro commercial printing. Crop marks, page size, reg marks etc. Which can only be accessed via the software once the Acrobat PS Printer output option has been selected.
Simply selecting create Postscript file or PDF.... has none of those attributes and is probably less useful than a chocolate teapot. certainly not a "Pro" - "Professional" option, but rather meant for the masses who have basic Acrobat requirements.
I don't really care to get into the realms as to who did what and whether it was Apples security option or Adobe's upgarde. This outcome is going to upset a lot of graphics users who have paid good money for this package as it was originally intended (for the professional with professional requirements ie PS options) and I for one am annoyed at software companies changing the rules as time goes on. Its the consumer that keeps being inconvenienced all the time.
If memory recalls, we have to totally uninstall and reload. But theres a catch there somewhere if I remember correctly as the uninstaller does not recognize certain files and if you apply the reinstall using the older version of Acrobat, residual files from the newer version create issues. Something like that. Not sure that makes sense to me either. But I remember theres a curve ball there somewhere...
Going to be a long night!
Rule for the future. Don't upgrade.

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4. Work nice as always. PDF creation goes fine, however, random pauses did not go away. Doesn't care too much, at the end it takes only a split second to "resume" the printer back and you're done.
5. Out to lunch and back
6. Open same InDesign doc to perform corrections as addressed in client email
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Try to add one maually. Worthless, there is nothing to be added. I restart the iMac.
Once back in, try the same. Nothing to add.
Navigate through forums and the web and nothing seems to address such behavior.
I decide to reinstall Acrobat from scratch using the CD. That is, to downgrade. Back to normality. Annoyed, indeed,
So, Has anyone experienced such a thing? Any known solution?
What about the random "pauses" or standby?
Thanks in advance!!! ;-)
Juan.

Thanks for posting Steve, I still have to deep-read these links you provided but I feel like the answer might be there...
Yesterday, in the meantime, I was in a hurry so I just decide to re-install Acrobat from scratch wich blew away the issue.
Seems like Acrobat 9.0.0 does well with MacOs 10.6.1
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Hi,
After calling the Belgian Support for Adobe Product, I'm trying to have some information here.
Hope to get some help.
We use acrobat pro XI on windows 7 client and when we print a test page with the "adobe pdf" print queue on network share, we get a printing error when the "start printing after last page is spooled" is selected in the advanced tab of the printer queue. (document is not generated, and stay in the spooler with an error).
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We use Adobe livecycle for this kind of purpose.
The situation described is diffrent, but you completely repond and I will be able to have some element to find a solution.
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Good day,
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salilley wrote:
OK!
So I spend Time installing the "TRIAL" (1hr) and eat up to 2 gig's of my hard drive.
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