Can't print from iTunes nor Safari

Question

Hi
I have a printing issue, that I simply can't solve by myself, so I need some advice!
The problem is that I can't print from Safari nor iTunes and maybe other applications aswell, but I can print from Pages without any problems at all!
*In iTunes*
Today I told a friend about a playlist that I have made in iTunes and he wanted to see it, so I decided to print it to him as a PDF-file. I clicked "Print" in the File menu, and the dialog where you choose the kind of print and theme you want showed up as expected. I chose the options I wanted and clicked the "Print" button and a new dialog showed up (possibly the one to choose whether you want it as print or PDF) but it disappeared instantly! I tried a second time, but the same thing happened, I barely got to see the dialog before it closed by itself.
*In Safari*
When I try to print an article e.g., the drop down printing window appears, but after trying to save the print as PDF, nothing happens and the drop down windows will not go away, so I have to force quit Safari to visit another website.
*In Pages*
I click "Print" and it prints as I want. It seems that there is no trouble in Pages.
I have tried deleting the "com.apple.print"-files in ~/Library/Preferences and it had a small effect. The dialog in iTunes was visible in more than a second before it disappeared, but the next time I tried, it disappeared instantly again.
I have also tried installing all the printer drivers on the Snow Leopard DVD, but also without any luck.
And yep, I have googled for more than an hour on this issue and found no answer.
+My software:+
+Mac OS 10.6.3+
+iTunes 9.1.1+
+Safari 5.0+
+Pages '09 v. 4.0.3+
If some of you have suggestions that can solve my problem, please help me!

Answer 1

KongCasper wrote:
I found out that I don't need to Force Quit Safari, and I can actually use Safari after attempting printing, but with this dialog box always on top! http://cl.ly/4983702c22817d87f6a7
Thank you for the screen shot. Expanding the dialog probably wouldn't help, but it might be worth a quick try. And "12" is the fake printer?
John Blanchard1 wrote:
There should be something somewhere in Console, especially if you are force quitting Safari.
Even though you don't need a printer to create PDFs, you can try adding a "fake" IPP printer in AddPrinter using the Generic PPD to see if that makes a difference.
You could also try launching Safari from Terminal:
/Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/./Safari
and then see if Terminal gives any indication of where Safari is stalling.
The Console tells me this, which is the only Safari-related: http://cl.ly/6b1dd724be75085d2755
That's probably what's killing the dialog - the key is most likely related to the print dialog UI.
I really appreciate your helpfulness, though it hasn't helped me further. Right now, I'm thinking about deleting the entire HD and re-install Snow Leopard, because I have some issues with Mail as well.
I am happy to try to help, and it's all guesswork since I can't reproduce the issue here. And I am sorry it has not helped. Reinstalling is a last resort, but it sounds like the best plan now, especially since you are having issues with other applications.
Sorry again not to have been able to help.