I get a error message "Acrobat failed to connect to a DDE Server.

I bought a copy of Adobe Acrobat XI and installed it on my computer.  It worked good for about a month.  Than it would not load the program so I could.  I tried to open as the adminstrator and the program still does not open.  I ran a troubleshooter and it said"Acrobat failed to connect to a DDE Server".  What can I do to fix this problem so Acrobat XI will run?

Hi Chuckn96,
Thank you for posting on the Adobe forums, kindly refer to the URL mentioned below. I have tried answering it there.
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1565091
Thanks,
Vikrantt Singh

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