Acrobat 7.0 activation problems

I just found my old version of Acrobat 7.0, and went ahead and installed it on my new Win7 system. The install actually went OK, but when I try to use the program, I get this pop up error message that says:
"Activation requires that you have administrative right on this computer.
Please log in as an administrator and try again, or contact your system administrator."
I am the only user, and therefore the owner/administrator of my system. I double checked the permissions, and ownership, and rechecked all of this, but I still cannot open Acrobat 7.0. Also, I have a conflict with my Outlook now (Yes, yes. I know that this is an older version of Acrobat, but it used to work fine for me)...........any ideas out there?

from start, all programs, find Acrobat, and right click it. I think the second option is to 'troubleshoot compatibility problems.' Just click that one, and follow the prompts........I think it is working just like it used to, and is fine so far..........don't forget to uninstall Adobe Reader, if you still have it installed, 'cause you will get a conflict with Outlook (if you use Outlook)........

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