Adobe PDF printer restore

I have by mistake deleted the Adobe PDF printer ... how do I get this back?
Hugh

Hi,
Repair your Acrobat installation from "Add and Remove Programs".
Thanks.

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    Try this process.  If you get any errors then screenshot them and post them back to the forum.
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    - go to drivers and delete the PDF converter.
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    - go to drivers and delete the PDF converter.
    Take note if any errors occur, but continue with the following steps regardless.
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    1: go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers
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    2: go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors
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    3: go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
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    Do this by right-click the key and selecting permissions, clicking on advanced, then the owner tab.
    Once you've all that has been done, open a command line as administrator.
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    3: net start spooler
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