Adobe Bridge CC will not launch

Hi - I was doing a little cleanup on my Windows 7 machine and noticed that I still had Photoshop CC and Photoshop CC(2014). I uninstalled Photoshop CC. (Note that I also have Photoshop and Bridge CS6 installed.)
When I then went in to Photoshop CC(2014) and tried to use the Browse in Bridge option, the CC installer launched and installed Bridge CC. Good I thought.
When I restarted Photoshop CC(2014) and tried the Browse in Bridge nothing happened. Starting Bridge directly from the shortcut on the start menu gets the same result. Nada.
A search of the forums finds that this is not an uncommon occurrence (for example, https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1502288?q=bridge%20not%20working) with some people finding various combinations of uninstalling, using cleaner tools and re-installing working in some instances.
I was hoping that since this is a long-standing issue, that someone could direct me to a definitive solution.
Many thanks
Dave

I am not sure what I did to fix this (I did install Lightroom CC), but everything seems to be working. The Adobe gods seem to be smiling on me today..

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