Problem converting MSWord into PDF with Acrobat 8.1

I have a problem very similar to this. I also have a new laptop with WINDOWS Vista professional, MS Office 2007, and Acrobat Standard 8.1.
The 'Create PDF' button in MSWord (and MSExcel, Powerpoint etc) does not work even for the simplest of Word file without any speacial character. Also if I try to convert the file from inside Adobe Acrobat using "Create PDF/From File...", I get the following message: "An unexpected error occurred. PDFMaker was unable to produce the Adobe PDF." The Acrobat printer is working fine.
Any Remedy?

See my answer to your duplicate posting
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