Should Adobe Reader 9 be uninstalled if I want to use Acrobat 8.0?

I have Acrobat 8.0 on this WIN XP SP3 box and *someone* also installed Reader 9 (probably got an update notice) as well. I want to use Acrobat for some housekeeping but cannot access the appropriate menus (security stuff).
I was told (by another forum) to re-install Acrobat 8 as a "repair", but don't seem to have tha option as "autoplay" is disabled (we use a LOT of USB devices) at present.
I thought to simply re-install Acrobat but that's not working. So the same genii suggested I discard Reader 9 and see if that will do the trick.
Thoughts from anyone?

Having both applications installed isn't recommended or supported since they don't play well together. Best to uninstall both then reinstall the one you want to use. You can try uninstalling one then repairing the other first.

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MS Window 7
File > Print > Print
I got the error message:
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I googled this error message and used the following
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Here is an elaborate method of troubleshooting this problem. There may be a simpler method if anybody wants to suggest one.
There is a general technique that is helpful in this situation. I can't give you complete instructions here, and I haven't tested this with regard to bluetooth devices, but here's the gist of it.
Create a second log-on account for your music projects. Configure it so that when you log in to the new music account, the drivers needed for the Bluetooth devices don't load. You do this in System Preferences: Accounts.
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When you install drivers for any peripheral, you have the option of installing them "for all users" or only for the user account that is active during the installation.
This governs whether the drivers go in root/library or root/Users/your name/library.
If drivers are in root/library, they will load whenever the Mac is booted up and will run for all users.
But if drivers are loaded in root/Users/your name/library, they will only load if you log in as "your name". If you have a second account called root/Users/music account/, and you log in under that, the drivers in "your name" will not load. Get it?
To get this working right you need to be knowledgeable about moving or deleting files in the /library/ directory and subdirectories, and you need to be careful because you can unwittingly cause some damage if you are not careful.
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An alternative way for you is to utilize Microsoft's own inbuilt pdf engine.
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Message was edited by: eliuri99

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