PDF Printer error from IE8

I can use the PDF Printer with no problems in any situation except when trying to print to PDF in Windows 7 which uses IE8. I can't create a PDF from any web page at all. The document never gets created and the print queue reports that there was an error but it doesn't identify the error.
I tried disabling my antivirus program and I tried disabling the Windows 7 firewall but neither resolved the issue. I also disabled accelerators in IE8 but that didn't work either.

I have the same problem and running v9.2
Still no answer I can find. I refuse to turn off protected mode so end up printing to a MS Document writer/office image printer. If I need a pdf I convert that.
It about time Adobe fixed it

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