PDF button missing

We recently installed OS X 10.4. I am using Quark 7. The PDF button is missing in the print dialogue box in all applications. I saw an older post but it is archived and I'm wondering if anyone has found an easy fix since then. I found a work-around to save as postscript file (which is what I want to do and the PDF button gives me that option in Quark) but it's extra steps. The other computers in my office with the same OS have the PDF buttons. There is an empty space where mine should be in the printer box. Help!! Please!!
G4   Mac OS X (10.4)  

The mystery is solved.
I think I saw it in another thread, but whether it was here or the Quark forum or the Adobe forum, I can't say for sure - I cut and pasted the type onto a word document and proceeded from there...
If you are logged in as "root", the "PDF" button in Print dialog will dissappear. I logged out of "root" (System Administrator) and logged back in as a User and lo and behold, my PDF button returned. Hopefully this will be helpful for anyone else who has this problem.
Thanks for your reply. Now I can get back to work!!!
G4   Mac OS X (10.4)  

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