Adobe Reader stops working when trying to print

When I try to print something from Adobe Reader 9, I get a message saying that Adobe has stopped working. I un-installed the program, downloaded and re-installed it, but still get the same message. I am using a Medion PC running Vista, with 4GB memory. Any help would be much appreciated.

I have the exact same problem, with complications. I have Adobe 8, which was I think a pirated copy put on my laptop when a local technician uninstalled and reinstalled Windows XP. It worked fine until recently. Suddenly it stopped printing for me -- same message that it can't find the printer. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling. I even uninstalled and reinstalled the printer, which works fine for any other kind of document. I also tried installing Adobe 9. It said it couldn't uninstall Adobe 8 and so couldn't install. I couldn't delete Adobe 8 myself, either -- Windows message said that a certain patch was missing that it would need to proceed. So now I have found the same workaround mentioned above -- open the document in Word and print from there.
This could be a new problem in printer settings for Adobe, or the issue could lie with my copy -- which is probably pirated and which has never updated. I can't even get more than a blank page when I click on "Beyond Adobe Reader."
I'd be glad to start over with a fresh copy or a fix from Adobe, even if I had to pay for it. I would need the ability to delete the bad version 8 and an aborted version 9 so that I could start fresh and install. (Version 9 install now says that now it can't proceed because it has already half installed a version 9 -- which is, however, invisible when I look for it to get rid of it.) Help!
I am stuck.

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