"You need to install a printer"

I'm running Acrobat Pro 9.5.0 under Windows 7 Pro 64-bit build 7601 SP 1. It usually works correctly, but every few hours, when I open a PDF file and hit Ctrl-P or invoke File/Print, an error box pops up:
The fact is that my Windows 7 installation already includes several printers, all listed when I go to Start Menu -> Devices and Printers. My default printer works correctly from all other applications (e.g. MS-Word, Mozille Firefox). However, I can't seem to convince Acrobat to use it, without re-booting my computer. And then, after I re-boot, I can print from Acrobat for the next few hours, until for some unexpected reason, the same problem recurs.
Now I'm getting pretty tired of interrupting my work to reboot my system every time I want to print a PDF document. I would really like to know why and how this problem happens and how to fix it. Any ideas?
- Rich

I have the same Windows/Adobe setup and the same exact problem. I'm wondering if it has to do with a recent Windows update? I'm trying to do an install repair but it's hanging at about 1/6th of the way. Richard, do you have any USB devices that are installed as printers but aren't? I have a plotter that uses a printer driver and its driver was just updated in a Windows update. I've been creating a lot of .eps files for it lately and then this "install a printer" thing started happening. I'm trying to figure out if it's an Acrobat thing or due to my other activities.
Oooh! 15 minutes later, the repair jumped to 9 minutes remaiing, then 12, then 15, then 17, now 21.... the bar hasn't moved but at least it's giving me a baseline for my wasted time. Now it's fluttering between 21 and 22 minutes remaining.
I also just updated Firefox, the Acrobat plugin won't let me print from it either; and it keeps crashing unless I use it in an IE Tab.

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Adobe Acrobat Pro just started asking the following "Before you can perform print-related tasks... you need to install a printer?"

The printer is installed and works perfectly, even when using other Adobe products like Photoshop. I have to open the PDF in Photoshop just to print it. What is wrong with Acrobat Pro, and why is it acting up without any changes to my system, printer, software, etc? This problem began about a week ago, after YEARS of using Acrobat without any issues.
Acrobat Pro 9.0 on Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit.
Message was edited by: Michael Ingalls

Hi BuddhaMike22,
I would suggest you to refer this KB Document for a fix to this problem: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/printing-problems-acrobat-9-4.html
Please revert back if you need any further assistance.
Regards,
Rahul

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