Slow pdf printing in Acrobat 9.2 on OS 10.5.8

When I try to print out a pdf that I have opened in Acrobat 9.2, the printing process takes hours, regardless of the printer that I'm using. If I use Mac Preview with the same document, however, the document prints out in under a minute. I am not the only one in this office to have this problem. Any help will be much appreciated, since this problem is slowing things down tremendously.

whitestripe88 wrote:
For me that didn't solve the problem. Printing with Preview works just fine, printing with Acrobat Pro 9.2 takes forever... I have no idea how to solve this issue...
Have you checked to see if there is a Print Driver Update for your printer for OSX.6. Anslo make sure your up to latest X.6 version I belive its 6.2 now (may be 6.1)
(Please note information is given by an Experienced User of Acrobat. I am not an employee of Adobe.)

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