Explorer browser freezes when creating a pdf file

I have Windows 7 and Acrobat 9 Standard.  When I want to create a pdf from a website, Explorer 8 freezes after prompting the name of the file.  I recover by closing Explorer 8, but i don't get the pdf that I wanted to create.
Could anybody help?
Many thanks

I am having exactly the same problem with Adobe Pro 9, Windows 7 and IE 8.  And yes, AcroTray.exe is running.  I select Adobe PDF as my printer and the dialog box comes up asking for a filename.  The dialog box is frozen - no entry can be made.  It remains frozen and never recovers.  The only recourse is to end the IE session or the dialog box.  I have figured out the following scenario.  My experience is that if I am trying to print directly from the page using a print button or similar, the freeze occurs.  However, if I can get the proper formatting on the screen and use the Page/Print drop down from the toolbar, it will "generally" produce the PDF.  I have to admit that I do not know if it freezes using the drop down selection from Page/Print.  So far, it has not failed using that approach.
For what it's worth, Adobe has a really poor history of providing accurate and helpful responses - if you are reading this and are an Adobe employee, please just take this as constructive feedback.  I see a lot of "check this or check that" when it is pretty clear that the person isn't an idiot and probably has checked everything they can.  Sometimes, it really is the Adobe product!!!!

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