Unable to print pdfs now

I am a mac OS X 10.4.11 user and I have had adobe acrobat 8 professional over a year. Recently, I am unable to print pdfs. I can open them to read, but when I send them to the printer they won't print. The printer icon just jumps then nothing happens.
When I go to the printer utility list in the printer set up utility Adobe PDF 8.0 shows up on the printer list. The bar just spins and it says Starting Distiller job
I even tried switching to a brand new printer, from a HP 990cse to a Cannon pixma iP4300 however that doesn't help either. Same result (or rather lack of results). It doesn't seem to be in the printer.
Any thoughts on how to resolve this new problem
Thanks so much
Gail

Gail,
You generally do not print pdfs to the Adobe PDF 8.0 instance, but to a
different printer like your HP 990cse. Try to reset your printer system.
I'm on a 10.5 machine now, not a 10.4 machine, so I can not give you
directions on how to do so.
Mike

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