Fatal Error Acrobat failed to connect to a DDE server?

Need help, Adobe Acrobat Pro 11 will not open.  Fatal Error Acrobat failed to connect to a DDE server.

Hi joanne36657607,
I a sorry that you are experiencing this issue & will be happy to help you.
Please provide some more information in order to diagnose the issue correctly.
1) Which Operating System you are using.
2) Exact version of Acrobat.
3) What were you doing when this problem start occurring.
4) Have you tried re-installing the product, if not, then please try it.
Regards,
Aadesh

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