Acrobat Reader won't open

I previously had a trial version of Acrobat Reader which expired. I then purchased it and have the following issues when I try to open it. Clicking "Reopen" does not do anything. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Jessicalang,
Please provide us the operating system details.
Did you try to license the trial version or simply reinstalled it again?
Regards,
Anand

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