Adobe x unable to open any pdf, or change properties

Just had an update to Adobe reader x and now I am unable to open any pdf email attachments, any saved older pdfs on local or network drive.  Followed a thread on here from last fall, and attempted to open the properties of the reader, but this caused a run-time error and crashed the program completely.  Update of the program was difficult, as I could not get the adobe website to work with MS IE.  and ended up loading Firefox to get the download.
System is Windows XP professional, SP3, 2gb RAM, and working flawlessly prior to the update.
any current ideas of repair or patch without rolling back or going to alternate pdf readers?

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