Windows 7, Office 2007, Adobe Acrobat cs3 - will not create a .pdf from word doc

I can not create a .PDF file from a 2007 word.docx file.  I have tried a few different word docs, including a document I created just to trouble shoot with.
I tried opening the .docx in Word and then going PRINT - ADOBE PDF.  When I do this 'nothing' happens. No dialogue box opens, nada.
When I open Adobe Acrobat and try to 'create' I get this error: "Adobe acrobat could not open"name.docx" because it is not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged...".
New Dell, Windows 2007, Adobe Acrobate pro 8 from CS3,  Word 2007. 

Something to check.
Help > About Adobe Acrobat...
See what dot version is in place.
Support for Office 2007 applications began with Acrobat 8.1; so, you want that or better.
As to Windows 7 —  some Adobe information:
--| Installing and using Windows 7 with Adobe Creative Suite applications
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/508/cpsid_50853.html
--| Adobe product operating system compatibility
http://www.adobe.com/support/OScompatibility.html
--| Adobe Reader/Acrobat – Windows 7 FAQ
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/faq/
From the FAQ page.
--| Adobe supports Windows 7 with Adobe Reader/Acrobat 9; specifically, this starts with the 9.2 dot release.
--| Adobe does not support Acrobat 8, Adobe Reader 8 or prior versions on Windows 7
     and does not plan to release updates to those versions for Windows 7 compatibility.
Be well...

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