Why do some PDFs open partially blank in Acrobat X?

When I receive proofs via PDF from prints they appear on my screens as partially blank. The print out correctly on paper and open correctly on other computers but on mine they don't. At first I thought it was an issue with one printer company but now it is happening with our new printer company.
This is what the proof looks like when I open it in Acrobat X - mostly blank.
This is what happens when I print it to a new PDF file - some new items show but still mostly blank.
When I print it out it shows complete.
When I open it in Photoshop or if other staff open it on their computer the full proof shows.
What am I missing? I have Acrobat X on a machine running Windows 7 Home Edition 64 Bit. TIA

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