Print Dialog in Reader 10.0.1

It seems that in "upgrading" to 10.0.1, Adobe has created its own print dialog which supersedes the driver print dialog. The driver print dialog appeared when choosing Print from Adobe Reader in previous versions, and appears when choosing Print in other applications.
The Adobe print dialog is inconvenient -- for example, in order to print specific pages, one cannot tab into the field of pages but must use the mouse to select the "Pages" radio dialog button.
Additionally, if I want to print duplex, I must select "Printer" -- again with the mouse -- then I obtain the driver print dialog, select Print, am returned to the Adobe Reader print dialog, and select Print again.
How do I suppress the Adobe print dialog and go directly to the driver print dialog?
To be clear, the Reader print dialog contains five buttons across the bottom Printing Tips" "Page Setup" "Printers" ""Advanced" and "Summarize Contents"
the driver print dialog lists "Printer" "Presets" "Copies" "Pages" and then a drop-down list that changes what is below -- this drop-down list includes "Layout" "Color Matching" and others. It does include as well two options that would possibly confuse Reader, in the bottom left "PDF" and "Preview"
Still, the Reader print dialog is very convoluted.

If you Look down at Bottom of the Acrobat Printer menu
The page setup, and printer, are hidden click on Acrobat's Printer Menu at these arrows. Adjust page setup and choose printer. Setup printer as you would in other applications.
I agree another Dumb A.. idea from the people at adobe. Why they want t screw with something that has worked for 15 years or so. The person responsible should get Flogged with 30 lashes.
I would like to go to these software R&D department, sit in front of a Computer, make the people look and show them how dumb there Ideas are. Any body who thinks this method is logical faster, is smoking something they shouldn't.

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