Editing Ghostscript PDF's in Illustrator/PS

I've got a PDF I need to edit in llustrator/Photoshop (or anything currently!), its a Ghostscript file. When I try to open through Illustrator CS2 I get a message saying:
"The document contains PDF objects that have been reinterpreted
The font Helvetica is missing. Affected text will be displayed using a substitute font.
The font TTFFFFF900C0789A10t00 is missing. Affected text will be displayed using a substitute font.
The font TTFFFFF900C07D8CB0t00 is missing. Affected text will be displayed using a substitute font.
The font TTFFFFF900C07DC4D0t00 is missing. Affected text will be displayed using a substitute font.
The font TTFFFFF900C07DE4B0t00 is missing. Affected text will be displayed using a substitute font."
The file then opens, but most text is just displayed as "?????".
I don't need to do any heavy editing, just to circle something! Any idea how I can get these fonts either added or just replaced? I tried to select different fonts from within Illustrator but it's not converting the text.
Thanks!

It opens fine in reader... I may being a complete n00b here but I don't seem to have just Acrobat on my machine, reader yes, Acrobat no. Though have Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign etc etc.

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