Printing a PDF & computer locks up

When I print a word doc use "Adobe PDF" as my printer, my computer locks up. I have to use ctrl alt del, open task manager & close Word. Before a Windows update, I could print to an Adobe PDF & the file would be saved to the folder of my choice. Are there any suggestions on how to fix this problem?

Workaround:
Since you have the ability to "print to PDF" I can only assume that you're using Acrobat and NOT Reader to do so, because Reader doesn't have that capability.
Save the doc file with Word, and open Acrobat. Click File>Create>PDF from file and select the doc to create it from.
That's a pain, I know, but it beats a locked up PC.

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The image in the upper left corner was taken after doing one printing of a PDF file. I'm pretty confident AcroRd32.exe. is Adobe Reader. Notice that after running one print Adobe Reader is using about 50 CPU's.
The image to the right of that was taken after doing two printings of a PDF file. Notice that after running two prints there are two AcroRd32.exe processes using 50 CPU's.
The image below the other two was taken after doing three or four printings of a PDF file. Notice that after three printings one AcroRd32.exe process is using 50 CPU's and two others are using about 25. After about three printings my computer slows down dramatically, and it keeps getting slower the more prints I do.
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The image in the upper left corner was taken after doing one printing of a PDF file. I'm pretty confident AcroRd32.exe. is Adobe Reader. Notice that after running one print Adobe Reader is using about 50 CPU's.
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