Solutions
Do one or more of the following solutions:
Solution 1: Reinstall the USWebCoatedSWOP.icc profile.
To download and extract profiles:
1. Download replacement ICC profiles from the adobe website at
www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=62&platform=Windows
2. Extract the ZIP file.
Note: Windows 2000 users can use a utility such as WinZip or WinRAR to extract the ZIP file by right-clicking the downloaded ZIP file and selecting the Extract option. Windows XP users can right click the ZIP file and select the Extract All Files option.
To install a missing or corrupt profile:
1. Navigate to the USWebCoatedSWOP.icc profile. (The AdobeICCProfiles_0805.zip archive contains two directories: CMYK Profiles and RGB Profiles. USWebCoatedSWOP.icc is in the CMYK folder.)
2. Right-click the profile and choose Install Profile.
Note: Proceed to Solution 2 if Uninstall Profile is present.
Solution 2: Remove corrupted profiles and manually reinstall the profiles.
Before you remove corrupted files, download and extract replacement profiles:
1. Download replacement ICC profiles from the adobe website at
www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=62&platform=Windows
2. Extract the ZIP file.
Note: Windows 2000 users can use a utility such as WinZip or WinRAR to extract the ZIP file by right-clicking the downloaded ZIP file and selecting the Extract option. Windows XP users can right click the ZIP file and select the Extract All Files option.
To remove corrupted profiles and reinstall them:
1. Navigate to the USWebCoatedSWOP.icc profile. (The AdobeICCProfiles_0805.zip archive contains two directories: CMYK Profiles and RGB Profiles. USWebCoatedSWOP.icc is in the CMYK folder.)
2. Right-click USWebCoatedSWOP.icc and choose Copy.
3. Select Start > Run, type %programfiles%\Common Files\Adobe\Color\Profiles\Recommended in the Open box, and click OK.
4. Delete any listings for USWebCoatedSWOP.icc.
5. Select Edit > Paste.
6. Select Start > Run, type %windir%\system32\spool\drivers\color in the Open box, and click OK.
7. Delete any listings for USWebCoatedSWOP.icc.
8. Select Edit > Paste.
Solution 3: Remove corrupted profiles from the joboption feature.
Note: This solution eliminates the error message but does not address the source of the issue. Disabling the joboption feature may alter the appearance of colors on screen or during the print process.
1. Choose Start > Programs > Acrobat Distiller to start Distiller.
2. In Distiller, select Settings > Edit Adobe PDF Settings.
3. Click the Color tab.
4. Change the Color Management Policies setting to Leave Color Unchanged.
5. Click Save As.
6. Name the modified joboption, click Save, and then click OK.
7. Repeat steps 2-6 for any additional joboptions that are used to convert files to PDF.
8. Select File > Exit.
Background information
This error is caused by corrupted ICC profiles. Acrobat generates the error when it is unable to access or load the profiles.