Acrobat X: Combining Files to PDF hangs and refuses to load

So I am hoping someone can help me.  I bought this product and installed it yesterday (10/16/12).  I am running Windows 7 OS, and had no problem with the install. 10.1.4 is the version of Acrobat (more specifically) that I am working with.  Today, when I go to combine files, It asks me to chose: File, Folder, etc...
When choosing "file" the program opens the explorer window to go find the file, but never fully loads.  Then it just hangs forever.
This is primarily why I upgraded, since my Acrobat 8 couldn't handle the new Office 2010 stuff and refused to recognize those files.  Now, I can't even get ANYTHING to load to combine. 
Ideas/suggestions/fixes?  Thank you!

hurricane_heide,
If you just bought Acrobat X, you may be elligible for a free upgrade to the latest and greatest Acrobat XI.
Obviously it should not happen. A few typical things to retry.
(1) Reboot. [Fixes all sorts of glitches]
(2) Turn off your virus and spyware protection does it work now?
(3) Try a clean install of the program. Run the Acrobat Cleaner tool. http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/acrobatcleaner.html
(4) Try as a different user.

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