Enhanced MetaFile to Adobe Print Driver

I have an Windows application that plays an enhanced metafile into a print device context then executes some TextOut calls. This works fine for actual print devices. I have a customer that reports that when printing to the Adobe Print driver to create a PDF the enhanced metafile content is not generated in the PDF output. Is this a configuration issue or a Adobe Print driver issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
TIA,
SteveB

That only used to be offered as a Distiller server product which is now EOL'd and no longer available. These days that functionality is absorbed by Adobe LiveCycle ES server products.

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The free Adobe Reader does not (never has) provide an "Adobe printer driver".
Adobe Reader cannot create PDF, cannot manipulate PDF page content, cannot export PDF page content.
IFF you have Acrobat installed (Standard or Pro - and the compatible Acrobat / Office versions) then the supported MS Office applications can have PDFMaker available on the Office application's ribbon.
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(Instructions for XP Pro and Acrobat 8.0)
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Click Next on the Welcome screen
Select 'Local Printer attached to this computer', uncheck Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer, click Next
Click on Create a new port, select 'Adobe PDF Port' from the list, click Next
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I found this answer from Deepak Chauhan on another forum, and it solved this problem!
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Take note if any errors occur, but continue with the following steps regardless.
If on windows 7 home edition, just goto start>Devices and Printers and ensure PDF pritner is not listed.
Then open the registry (if any erors deleting these keys happen, see below)
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Copy and pate the following commands in order
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How do I deal with "Acces Denied" error when trying to print to Adobe PDF printer driver

Windows 7 64 bit OS (updated)
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I guess you didn't read the link I gave you inthe other thread...
Here's one of the comments that you would have found:
Short description to the workaround Solutions
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Try to turn off any video acceleration on your graphic driver for your graphics card.

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Acrobat V9.0
Vista Utimate Service Pack 1
I have not been able to print to the PDF Printer. I get the following error when I select the PDF printer.
"The 'Adobe PDF Converter' printer driver is not installed on this computer. Some printer properties will not be accessible unless you install the printer driver. Do you want to install the driver now?"
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Solution 1: Use a supported installation.
The following are unsupported installations, and the supported solutions:
If you install Acrobat (Professional or Standard) on a 64-bit operating system, then you may
see this error. Please update Acrobat to version 8.1 or later. You can update from within
Acrobat via the help pull-down menu, or download the updater from the following location:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows.
If you install Acrobat to a shared network disk instead of a local hard disk, then the Adobe PDF
printer is not installed. Install Acrobat on a local hard disk.
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If you install Acrobat to a directory with a path that contains extended ASCII or double-byte
characters, then English installations will display the error message. Install to a path that does
not contain extended ASCII or double-byte characters.
Solution 2: Ensure that the Print Spooler process is running and set to
Automatic, and then repair Acrobat.
1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Administrative Tools and then double-click Services.
3. Locate the service Print Spooler.
4. If the Startup Type is not Automatic, then set it to Automatic:
a. Right-click the Print Spooler.
b. Choose Properties.
c. Choose the General tab.
d. Choose Automatic in the Startup Type menu.
e. Click OK.
5. If the Print Spooler service is not running, then start it.
a. Right-click the Print Spooler line.
b. Select Start from the menu.
6. Start Acrobat, and choose Help > Detect And Repair.
Solution 3: Ensure that the Print Spooler process has no additional
dependencies.
Only the Remote Procedure Call dependency is required for Print Spooler to operate.
Additional Services can attach to the process but will interfere with restarting the service.
If the Print Spooler process has additional dependencies, then please refer to the steps
below.
To remove all services listed under "This service depends on the following system
components":
1. Choose Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Administrative Tools and then double-click Services.
3. Right-click Print Spooler and choose Properties.
4. Click the Dependencies tab.
5. Record services under "This service depends on the following system components" and click
OK.
Imporatnt: Remote Procedure Call is a system service and should not be removed.
6. Temporarily remove associated programs for the listed services.
7. Contact the service vendor for removal information if removal of associated software does
not remove the service.
8. Start Acrobat, and choose Help > Detect And Repair.
To disable all services listed under "The following system components depend on this
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