One of the main annoyances of changing computers is that there is always some piece of software that you desperately need, and own legally, that you can’t transfer from one computer to the other.
I’ve been spending much of the day working on World Fantasy Con. That happens to require the ability to make PDFs. Guess which piece of software I can’t move from the dead computer? Right. Acrobat. I have an install disk for that, and the disk is in California.
It gets worse too, because I also have a copy of Nuance’s PDF Converter. I have the install for that. But I can’t find the darn serial number. That’s probably in California too. I even know where to look for it. But Kevin is not at home right now so I can’t get him to look.
So I have two pieces of software that I legally own and are capable of doing a job I need doing, but I can’t use either of them.
Fortunately I still have other options. This is just wasting my time.
And yes, I hate DRM too.
OpenOffice (which is freeware) can save files in pdf.
There are also several freeware programs which concentrate on making pdf files.
Since I usually do simple print outs, I use Software 995’s PDF995. There is a free version, which makes You, the creator, see an ad before you get your pdf. And the paid version for $9.95. I paid for mine years ago.
Good Luck getting things straightened out.