Unable to create a pdf file using the print routine

Hey all,
Recently, i've been unable to create a pdf using the print routine from quickbooks, word, outlook, etc... using the print routine and the adobe pdf driver....
I have vista and cs3... Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Murph
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If you are trying to print to the Adobe PDF printer and that fails, try using print-to-file. Then open the file in Distiller. If the result is the desired PDF, then check for AcroTray running as a background application. Sometimes it has to be restarted, but should be in your startup (you can check msconfig from the start>run menu to see if AcroTray is there).

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