PDF Maker missing.

I know everyone is having problems with this issue. But here is the fix.
You have to delete the add-in and then readd it back in.
PDFMaker unavailable | Office 2007, Office 2010 | Acrobat 9, Acrobat X, Acrobat XI

Although this article doesn't refer to Office 2010, this is the list thing I could think of to help:
http://www.serjtech.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=7
Quoted from the article above:
If the error message continues to appear after you enable Adobe PDF, then check the security level for macros in Word:
1. Choose Tools > Macro > Security.
2. In the Security dialog, click the Security tab.
3. Choose Medium or High.
4. Do one of the following:
-- If you chose Medium, then click OK.
-- If you chose High, then continue with steps 5 through 7.
5. Click the Trusted Publishers tab.
6. Check Trust all installed add-ins and templates.
7. Click OK.
PDFMaker and the right-click context menu should function again.
If that doesn't do the trick, I'd try un-installing & re-installing Acrobat. Also, worth a shot is running Acrobat as an administrator.

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