Installing Acrobat Reader freeware as printer?

Maybe this is a weird question, but I'll try giving as much info as possible.
I still have 2 old computers in use, not too often, they're both from 2000 and just used for working with  `Office 2000 Professional` programs.
On both computers (the desktop is Windows98 and the Laptop is WindowsME) I have the Acrobat Reader6 freeware installed, and at the time (in 2000) there was the possibility to install Acrbat Reader as a PRINTER. So, EVERYTHING and ANYTHING I choosed to print, I was always able to choose between my other 2 printers and ACROBAT READER .
Now, with my new laptop (windows7) it does not let me choose, or better, while I installed AR I did not have a choice to install it as a printer.
I know that I can SAVE i.e. Excel or Word files as PDF or XPS or other formats, but "in the good old times" I was able to print even pictures out of my camera software or IE-websites as PDF, choosing Adobe Acrobat as printer (yes, it was the free download)
Any suggestions? Thanks ahead for your time
LovePDF

I don't know if this was a feature of Acrobat Rader 6 that was discontinued.
If you want to try, you can still download it from http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/6.x/6.0/enu/AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe (and/or try Reader 7 from http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/7x/7.1.0/enu/AdbeRdr710_en_US.exe).

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