Printer Compatibility Issue with PDF?

I have a PDF document someone else created with InDesign CS3 5.0.4. It opens in Reader 9.1.3 and prints perfectly on some newer printers. However on older printers the very bottom of the document is chopped off in both print preview and the actual print on paper. Both printers are HP and I spent a couple hours chatting with HP Tech Support trying new drivers, etc. Their conclusion was that it is caused by an unresolvable issue between the PDF and the older printer. They, of course, said I would need to buy new printers eventhough they are not that old and work just fine for everything else.
So far the same issue has come up in three other offices. There must be a better solution other than throwing money at it.
I have never used InDesign and I am wondering if there could be some settings used at the PDF creation in either InDesign or Acrobat that may solve the problem. The form must be printed exactly as designed so Shrink to Fit is not an option.
Thanks.

Thank you for answering so quickly!
I agree, and I am afraid the answer to this issue is to either buy new printers or redesign the form.
The PDF is a new state government form and I want to exhaust all other options before I get involved with the bureaucracy of inquiring about a change to the design of the form. (A stick in the eye sounds more fun.)
So from your expert knowledge of InDesign and PDFs there is no way, short of redesigning the form, to have it print correctly on "older" printers?
Thanks again.

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