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I take a stab at this:
If you have installed Acrobat 6 on your XP system, you will indeed
have a printer called "Adobe PDF". If it was installed correctly,
it uses the PostScript printer driver which is part of Windows XP,
and which has been jointly developed by Microsoft and Adobe.
There is no printer driver that you *need* to download from Adobe,
unless your system's printer driver has been damaged somehow.
You can also choose to download Adobe's printer driver if you
want a more versatile way to install new printers on your system,
as opposed to the standard "Add Printer" wizard in Windows.

How to create a PDF file depends a little on the application
you're using. But it's perfectly OK to print to the "Adobe PDF"
printer, which should create a PDF for you. Many applications let
you choose which "job options" to use when creating the PDF.
If only a PostScript file (*.ps) is created, you need to manually
run this through the Distiller application.


-- 
/Thomas Michanek, FrameMaker/UNIX/MIF expert
Technical Communicator, Uppsala, Sweden

Mr. Michanek,
Thank you for your response. I was able to download a program called PDF4free. I don't understand why Adobe does not provide this type of program. After all, I am generating PDF files from other types of programs using this software by simply asking to print to my PDF printer. That in turn requires the person receiving the file to have Adobe software to open the file. It only promotes more use of Adobe products and provides more exposure to the Adobe brand.

Bruce Welford, President
Travelers World
248-855-3180

I'm not sure I understand your problem. The "Adobe PDF" printer
installed with Acrobat 6 should solve your needs, but as all
software, it must be properly configured. Usually that's the
case after a default installation, but if something has changed
in your system setup regarding printers or printer drivers,
you may experience glitches.


-- 
/Thomas Michanek, FrameMaker/UNIX/MIF expert
Technical Communicator, Uppsala, Sweden

Mr. Michanek,
I only have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 install on my computer. If I want to print from Microsoft Word a document and save it as a PDF file, I am not able to do so with just having Adobe Reader installed. Likewise, I have a purchase order program that generates purchase orders using Paradox relational database software. If I want to send(email) a purchase order in PDF format, all I have to do in Paradox is select the PDF printer that was installed with PDF4Free. It then saves the purchase order in PDF format so that I can later email it. I could not find this type of program on the Adobe website. The PDF4Free allows me to print(save) from any application a PDF file. I hope this explains what I have been trying to do.

Bruce Welford
Travelers World

There are a few programs available for creating pdfs for free. In fact 
the Mac OS X has it as a system-wide feature. However, theses pdfs do 
not have all the bells and whistles of Adobe's product. Adobe product 
has many features that you may want. In that case as with any commercial 
product you can purchase it. If not you have a solution that works for you.

Adobe makes a fair amount of money on its Acrobat product line. It gives 
the reader away to make the commercial product more valuable. It 
obviously doesn't need to make free feature limited pdf creator--- 
others have already done so.


...Mike

> I hope this explains what I have been trying to do.

Yes. I misunderstood you from the start that you indeed had
Acrobat installed, and not only the Reader. As Mike said,
Adobe has no interest in providing a free PDF creation
solution, when they have a commercial one.


-- 
/Thomas Michanek, FrameMaker/UNIX/MIF expert
Technical Communicator, Uppsala, Sweden

Mr. Kazlow and Mr. Michanek,
You misunderstand me. I was asking if Adobe had or did have such a product. I am perfectly willing to purchase what I need and that is why I came to this website looking for it. But if the solution is only to buy a product that has capabilities way beyond my needs, then I am left to seek out another solution, free or not. I do not even understand what Adobe Acrobate does. I am only trying to interact in a world where Adobe has created a standard that has become widely used. Bravo for Adobe. It is my opinion that creating more PDF files can only promote the brand even more. I am sorry that they do not have a solution for my needs.

Bruce Welford
Travelers World
Just trying to do the right thing