Automated Printing from MS Word - Rely on System Fonts Only

If you're using one of the default Adobe PDF Settings (i.e., Standard) then try creating a new custom setting.

Since the JobOptions files were copied form the distribution CD-ROM they may have their "Read Only" file property set. Have you check the setting of this file property?

You might want to keep a copy of the distributed version, so making a new copy with another name is a viable option.

I have the same issue, none of the above fixes work.
Despite my Adobe PDF printer set in both Preference tabs with "Rely on System Fonts..." Turned OFF, I still get the same error if I try to print from Excel through a macro.

Here's the code I'm using, it was working fine up to last week, but since I've updated to Acrobat 8.1.1 it errors out with the *.PS error about system fonts.

Does anyone know of anyway to fix this bug? Or to force Adobe settings through excel?

***********************************************************
Code:
Dim sPSFileName As String 'Name of PS to be created
Dim sPDFFileName As String 'Name of PDF to be created
Dim sJobOptions As String
Dim sCurrentPrinter As String 'Same current printer choice to resume at end
Dim sPDFVersionAndPort As String 'Version of Adobe
Dim appDist As cACroDist
Dim MyFileName As String


MyFileName = Trans

Set appDist = New cACroDist
sCurrentPrinter = Application.ActivePrinter 'Save the currently active printer
sPDFVersionAndPort = sCurrentPrinter '"Adobe PDF on Ne03:"
sPSFileName = Dir & "\" & MyFileName & ".ps" 'Name of PS file
sPDFFileName = Dir & "\" & MyFileName & ".pdf" 'Name of PDF
ActiveSheet.PrintOut ActivePrinter:=sPDFVersionAndPort, _
PrintToFile:=True, PrToFileName:=sPSFileName 'Prints to PS


Call appDist.odist.FileToPDF(sPSFileName, sPDFFileName, sJobOptions)
'Creates PDF

***********************************************************

So I guess I can take that as a "No", no one knows how to prevent this error?

I have the exact same problem, does anyone have a solution for this?

try closing excel or word or whatever, checking the rely on system fonts box, hit apply/ok, then rinse and repeat: do the opposite, turn it back off and then re-run the print macro. its dumb but it works for me. It seems to run for a couple of months, then fall over, i suspect because some other document has some specific print prefs that somehow reset the standard option. don't ask.

I fixed this problem by going into the "Printers and Faxes" menu in the control panel, unchecking the box, clicking apply and then ok.