Problem converting excel spreadhseets. HELP!

When I sttempt to convert MS Excel spreadsheets to PDF I get this error message: "An unexpected error occured. PDFMaker was unable to produce the Adobe PDF"
Have tried every which way...continue to get the same error message.

Can you print to the Adobe PDF printer (I suspect you can't)? If not, then try to print with print-to-file selected. Then open the file in Distiller to complete the conversion. If all of these fail, then check to be sure it is not an issue of printing in general and/or that you can print to a PDF from a simple text file or such.
In your response, indicate the OS, version of OFFICE, and version (and sub-version like AA8.1.5) of Acrobat you are using.

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