Print to PDF in acrobat X has rights issues

Hi all,
I can print a Test Page from the driver window but I can not print to PDF from Framemaker 10 originally and now IE8, word, etc. don't work too.
Win 7 64 bit - We have 4 systems with this issue.
I believe this maybe a rights issue. I had Distiller 'Run as Admin' and I stopped being able to print to file. Reversed it and it fixed it.
I was testing my failure to print FM10 at time. I started changing rights to print and instead lost the ability to print to PDF for IE8 and Office 2007 apps, etc.
I just reinstalled Techcom suite 3. I loaded it as 'Admin'. It now behaves as I described in the first sentence. I believe the registry keeps the rights settings on the reinstall.
Thanks,
Jim

There is nothing to activate the AcroTray.
Most if not all are running 32-bit.
Are you talking about the coping the whole 'Abobe PDF' directory in the All Users.

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