The Adobe Reader says no printer installed. All other programs see the printer and can print. If that does not help, try to re-install your printer driver from a. I have never ever seen the Reader install a PDF printer and I've been installing it since the beginning of time. Acrobat Standard and Pro, yes. 3rd party PDF programs, yes. Install the AdobePS printer driver to create PostScript and printer files in Windows applications. Adobe Acrobat Reader Reports No Printers are Installed. You need to install a printer.' Cause Adobe acrobat cannot determine the existence of printers and their. Note: To determine whether your printer is a PostScript printer, look at the printer's documentation.Alternatively, open your system preferences, find the Printers and Faxes control panel (Windows) or Print & Fax in System Preferences (Mac OS), and look at the driver properties.

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Hi,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

I appreciate your interest on Windows 10.

Before we proceed I would like you to answer the following question:

1. Which version of PDF printer driver is running on the computer?

The issue might occur due to some corruption in the driver.

I suggest you to follow the methods below:

Method 1:

Try to manually install the Adobe PDF printer.

a. Press Windows key + X and select Control Panel.

b. Select Device and printer.

c. Select Add a printer.
d.Select Add a local printer.
e.Check Use an existing port and select Documents*.pdf (Adobe PDF) from the drop down. Click Next
f.Click the Have Disk… button.
g.Click the Browse… button.
h.Navigate to C:Program Files (x86)AdobeAcrobat 10.0AcrobatXtrasAdobePDF
i.Select AdobePDF.inf from the list if using Acrobat Pro, or AdobePDFstd.inf if using Acrobat Std, then click the OK button
j.You will see many Adobe PDF Converters in the list, however count six down from the top and click Next (you may need to try this numerous times to find the correct Converter from the list that works with your version of Windows)

k.Name your printer, e.g. Adobe PDF

Method 2:

Refer to the following article and check.

Method 3:

Uninstall and reinstall adobe printer driver
Refer the steps below to uninstall device driver:

1. Click Start, type Device Manager in the Start search box and hit ENTER.
2. Locate printer driver and expand the same.
3. Right-click on adobe printer driver and click on Uninstall button to uninstall the driver associated with the device.
4. Restart the computer and check if the issue persists.

Also, download and install the latest printer drivers from the manufacturer website and check.

Please get back to us with updated status. We will be happy to assist you further.

Install the AdobePS printer driver to create PostScript and printer files in Windows applications

What's covered

Install AdobePS

Create a PostScript or printer file

The Adobe PostScript printer driver (AdobePS) lets you to create PostScript files (PS), or printer files (PRN) from any Windows application that prints. (No printer required.) You can then open these files in Adobe Acrobat Distiller 5.0 or later to convert them to PDF files. AdobePS is available from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/support/downloads/#Printer : Download Adobe Universal PostScript Windows Driver Installer 1.0.6 - [language].

Note: Installing the AdobePS printer driver on 64-bit systems (such as Windows XP x64) is not supported.

When you install AdobePS, specify the Acrobat Distiller PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file. This PPD file adds advanced options to AdobePS, such as color and custom page sizes. (Selecting another PPD file may result in PDF files that contain incorrect color, font, or page size information.) The Acrobat Distiller PPD is installed with Adobe Acrobat, and is available from the Adobe website.

To download the Acrobat Distiller 5.0 PPD file (Adist5.ppd):

1. Visit www.adobe.com/support/downloads .

2. In the PostScript Printer Drivers area, click Windows.

3. Scroll to the PPD Files area, and then click PPD Files: Adobe.

4. Click Download, and then click Download again to save the Adobe.zip file to your hard disk.

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5. Use WinZip or another utility to decompress the Adobe.zip file.

Install AdobePS

The following procedure requires the Acrobat Distiller PPD file.

1. Double-click the Adobe Universal PostScript Windows Driver Installer (winsteng.exe), and then click Next.

2. Click Accept to accept the End User License Agreement.

3. If the Printer Installation Type dialog box appears, select Install A New PostScript Printer, and then click Next.

4. In the Printer Connection Type dialog box, select the Local Printer option, and then click Next.

5. In the Local Port Selection dialog box, choose one of the following, and then click Next:

-- File: Local Port

-- File: Creates A File On Disk

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6. In the Select Printer Model dialog box, click Browse.

7. Select the Acrobat Distiller PPD file that you downloaded (Adist5.ppd) or select the PPD file that Acrobat installed to the following location, and then click OK:

Note: The following PPD files may appear under different names in the AdobePS installer wizard until selected (for example, 'Acrobat Distiller' for Adist5.ppd, or 'Adobe PDF 7.0' for Adpdf7.ppd.)

-- Acrobat 7.0.x: Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 7.0DistillrXtrasAdpdf7.ppd

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-- Acrobat 6.0.x: Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 6.0DistillrXtrasAdpdf6.ppd

-- Acrobat 5.x: Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 5.0DistillrXtrasAdist5.ppd

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8. Click Next.

9. Select Not Shared, and then click Next.

10. Name the AdobePS printer, select No to printing a test page, select your preference for a default printer, and then click Next.

11. Click Install.

12. In the Printer Configuration dialog box, select No, and then click Next.

13. Click Finish, and then restart the computer if prompted. (A new printer icon appears in the list of printers.)

Create a PostScript or printer file

After you install AdobePS, you can create a PS or PRN file.

How To Add Printer To Adobe Reader

1. Choose File > Print.

2. Choose the AdobePS printer from the list of printers.

3. Select Print To File, and then click Print or OK.

4. Name and save the PS or PRN file.

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