Acrobat won't install. Nothing happens

Every time I download Acrobat or Reader, the download completes successfully. I click the link, and it asks if I want to run the file. I click "Run." It then asks me if I want to allow the program to make changes to my computer. I click "Yes."
Then.... nothing happens. No pop-ups. No screen jumps. No cursor icon suggesting that it's thinking. The only indication that I get that anything even happened is if I open the Windows Task Manager and check "Processes" and there I do find that the program is running (consuming about 13,000 K of memory). So, if I try to click the icon again, it tells me that only one instance of the program can run at a single time. I guess the computer thinks that the program is running. But nothing happens. I leave the computer sitting for 30 minutes, and still nothing.
I used to have Reader on the computer, but I uninstalled it thinking that perhaps it was conflicting with my attempt to install Acrobat. But now, I get the same response (or lack of response) trying to install either program back on my system.
I'm running Windows 7, 64-bit. I have no virus issues and no registry issues. I did download the .exe file and tried to install it with my Norton firewall turned off, with the exact same nothing as with it turned on. I have restarted my system several times.
A phone call to TechSupport was NO help. Anyone have any other ideas?!!? I need my computer for work, and I've already lost an entire day without having at least Reader running on my system. HELP!!!

Man, I have been at this all day! For the record I followed the instructions here:
http://http://forums.adobe.com/message/4041846#4041846 on how to do a clean install of flash player.
I even had to download unlocker. So now I have third party stuff to get rid of -
CAN ANYONE HELP ME? I notice other posts that happen after I started posting are getting plenty of responses - is this problem already answered in the forums? I have searched through them, but if I am missing something obvious, please, please tell me!
I am a newbie. I don't really know anything about computers. I have just been following the bread crumbs.
The problem always comes down to the lack of permissions when installing the activex.vxc.5 in the Windows sysWOW64.
The only conclusions i have reached is that the problem is either user control oriented or active x control oriented.
but i have tried all the roots and it seems my account is not corrupted, and AVG, and or my internet security settings are not disallowing active x installation.
so now i am starting to get paranoid that my user account has been hijacked and i am running a shadow or something without complete control.
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