PDFMaker Files Missing Suddenly - Is there a fix?

after last update suddenly get missing pdfmaker files do you want to run the installer in repair mode when trying to make a pdf. I've already spent a good amount of time on google and nothing i've tried seems to fix the problem.
Running Win 7 Pro 64 bit w/all updates, Office 2010 Pro 32 Bit w/all updates, Adobe Acrobat Pro XI w/all updates
So far i have verified that the Acrobat pdf maker add in was enable in ALL office applications of which it already was enabled.
I also uninstalled Adobe, cleaned all things adobe from the registry, did a fresh install of adobe, ran all latest updates and still get the error msg.
If anyone has something else I can try, let me know.
Thanks

I had already done repair and a full re-install.
I actually just did powerful uninstall + reg/file cleanup of both acrobat and office 2010 then re-installed both after a reboot and it's now working!. I think the key was re-installing office as well as adobe since just a clean install of adobe didn't work the first time.

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