Could not find application that created this file error in Acrobat

What is going on? I have an InDesign file that I want to convert by opening Acrobat and then converting to PDF. I am getting the error "Could not find application that created this file. [file name] Please select a file created by an application that resides on your computer."
I most often use this functionality when I have multiple files of different origins and need to combine them into one document. Now I'm reading the forums and some are saying this functionality is no longer supported by Acrobat. Pardon my language, but WTF?!?! This is functionality that is commonly used by me and I can only assume other users. Now you have two Adobe products that won't communicate? If so, then all the hoopla stating how great the Adobe suite is should be edited. I have never seen these products take such a step backward!
Sorry for the rant, but I find this to be ridiculous. What is the workaround, besides converting every document to PDF inside its own software and then combing the PDFs?

InDesign uses a different method of making PDF files when you use the File->Export option in InDesign (even with Acrobat installed, it uses an internal copy of the PDF Library engine). As such, the two applications do not communicate directly with each other.
Support for driving the PDF conversion process from within Acrobat has been removed from Acrobat X, beacuse with the new features in InDesign CS4+, Acrobat doesn't have access to the settings it needs to control things such as multimedia, spreads and transitions. ID CS5 divides PDFs into two concepts - "print" and "interactive", neither of which match the presets used by Distiller. Creating PDFs from InDesign files must therefore take place from within InDesign itself.

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Hello Community,
I have already been to the Acrobat forum with this post and they re-directed me to this forum.
My problem seems to be with a InDesign file that will not export to a PDF, nor can I create the PDF from within Acrobat itself. BTW I have Acrobat 8.1.6 on a Vista OS.
Here is what I've done thus far:
restarted my computer, which didn't correct anything
printed the InDesign file to the PDF printer unsuccessfully
Checked for InDesign and Acrobat updates and found I'm current with the updates
Please NOTE: I have no problem with creating a PDF with either a Word or Illustrator file; it's the InDesign file that's giving me a problem. The message I get when I try to export from within InDesign to a PDF file is "Could not find the application that created this file; please select a file created by an application that resides on your computer."
Please help. Thank you very much.

Hi John,
Before replying to you, I decided to give it another go. This time out, I
was finally able to export the InDesign file, which I created, to a PDF.
Hooray!
I have found, in the past, that restarting my computer will clear something
in my system, and then I can create the PDF. Sometimes this inability to
create a PDF happens in Word. But this time around it was InDesign that was
the problem file.
Maybe it has something to do with the preferences menu. I'll have to check
this out. Otherwise, all is fine. Thanks for answering.--Pat

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I just installed Acrobat Pro XI and I am trying to combine files into one pdf. The combine feature works fine with Word, excel, other pdfs but does not work with powerpoint files (.pptx). I have searched and found others have been having this issues for many past versions. I found a workaround (print the powerpoint to pdf and then merge the files) but I should not have to do it that way. Can someone help me out? Powerpoint is installed on my computer, the print pdf function works, and the Adobe add-in is active (these are the 3 solution I keep encountering) but it still will not combine a powerpoint file. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Could you please elaborate a bit more that what exactly happens when you try to combine .pptx file?
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If yes ,please share the screen shot of the same.
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I am working with Acrobat Pro 8 and am trying to create a pdf by converting a word doc. When I try that, I keep getting an error message, " Could not find the application that created this file...please select a file created by an application that resides on your computer." I can always convert a word into pdf first and then insert it into the pdf project that I am working on, however I have multiple files and I really would like to bypass that long step.
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