"Not responding" when opening multiple files

I just installed Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. I can open one file - most of the time,but if I try to open two PDF files simultaneously, the reader hangs and I get a "Not Responding" message. I tried to open a single file and open the preferences dialog box under Edit and the reader hung again. I've registered my product with my license #.
FYI, I'm running Windows 7 pro

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