Printing Error: The Adobe Print Engine has failed to output your data due to an unknown problem

Possible solutions include a bunch that I can't try, such as issues with fonts or colour spaces, as it's a supplied pdf. Given the resolution of exported jpegs, exporting as such won't do. I suppose I could try converting to eps via Photoshop.

This is weird one:

>Solution 3: Change print options in the Print dialog box.

>Make the following change in the Print dialog box:

>If you print a section that contains only one odd page, deselect Even Pages Only.
If you print a section that contains only one even page, deselect Odd Pages Only.

Umm, if I was printing only an odd page, I wouldn't get very far printing even pages only, now would I?

If I ever get to work through the snow, I'm going to look at this one first:

>Solution 6: Remove OPI 2.0 comments from the PDF file.

>Remove OPI 2.0 comments from the PDF file, place the PDF file into InDesign, and then print the document.

>To remove OPI 2.0 comments, do one of the following tasks:

>In Adobe Acrobat, manually remove the OPI 2.0 comments and then re-create the PDF file.

It doesn't mean much to me, but it might be a plan. As I said, for this document it doesn't really matter, I can print from Acrobat, but if a placed pdf is only part of a document I could be in trouble.

It's weird, one problem, all kinds of possible causes. If I'm being a pest, someone please say, otherwise I'll report back on which solution/workaround succeeds.

OK, maybe no-one has experienced this. If it's OK I'm going to report what I find, in case anyone later has the issue and does a search in here.

Google led me to a knowledgebase article http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=332622 (search the kb appears to be broken), and the following reasons are offered:

*Printing to a non PostScript printer immediately after printing to a PostScript printer with Scale To Fit selected.

*Cancelling a print job during the printing or spooling process.

*Printing with damaged preference files.

The first two don't apply to me, I tend to put off recreating preferences if I can, and other documents with placed pdfs are printing just fine.

Other possible causes:

*Printing a PDF file that contains OPI 2.0 comments.

*Printing a gradient that contains spot colors from different color spaces.

*Printing a tagged text file that uses out-of-range colors.

*Printing without having selected a printer in the Chooser .

*Printing with the Chooser open after making a printer selection.

Chooser????