InDesign CS6.5 Export to .PDF

I have a user who cannot export to a .pdf. If she is logged in locally, the same file exports fine. If she's logged into the network, it errors out to, "Failed to export the PDF file" If she attempts to print to a .PDF, it works fine when logged in locally. When logged into the network it errors out to, "Printing Error: The Adobe Print Engine has failed to output your data due to an unknown problem". The user is an Administrator equivalent at both the workstation and network level. The is a new/clean Windows 7 SP1 machine with a clean default full installation of InDesign. Changing printers, preferences, profiles does not change the outcome. Locally it performs fine. Same file, same user. Any ideas?

It looks for me like she want to use "Print" option instead of "Export" option, right? Ask her to use only "Export" option (using joboption). I may be mistaken as it is not clear for me what she is actually try to do. Please elaborate more precisely.

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