US Postal Service Click-N-Ship label problem

Hi guys. I'm wondering if anyone can help me with a fix.
I like to use Click-N-Ship to print my mailing labels with, and while I get a printable label with it, the barcode comes up missing when I view it in Preview.
When I borrow someone's machine that has Acrobat Reader on it, the barcodes show up.
My question is, is there anything that I can do to Preview to have the postal service's labels show up correctly on MY machine without my having to download the Adobe product?
By the way, I showed this to our postal clerk, she told me they'd work without the barcode, but the code would have to be input manually because it can't be scanned. Naturally, if time is of the essence, it's to my advantage if the barcode shows up!
Thanks to any and all in advance for your help.
Mac mini, 1.25Ghz, 80GB HD, 1GB RAM, modem, bought 09/2005. Mac OS X (10.4) Grape iMac, 333Mhz, 6GB HD, 160MB RAM, bought 10/1999

Another clue: when I tried a label on my home computer, I get indicia or bar codes. My home computer has never had Acrobat Reader on it. My work computer, from which I printed the original label, has both Acrobat Professional and Preview. I wonder if Acrobat corrupts Preview in some way to where it won't read the barcode fonts. I've even trashed the preferences for Preview on my work computer, and it still won't read them. They do come up in Acrobat.
I wonder if the problem is that Acrobat and Preview don't play together nicely?
Mac mini, 1.25Ghz, 80GB HD, 1GB RAM, modem, bought 09/2005. Mac OS X (10.4) Grape iMac, 333Mhz, 6GB HD, 160MB RAM, bought 10/1999

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