AcroRd32.exe - Bad Image crash

C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_none_10b2f55f9bffb 8f8\MSVCP80.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support.
Get that error whenever I try to start Adobe Reader 8.1.2 in Windows Vista. I uninstalled, rebooted, and reinstalled -- no luck.
Saw that someone else on the forums had the exact same error. Any ideas?

april_b wrote:
When I go to open an PDF file...
Are these local or online PDF files? If online, in what browser?
PCTBDCore.dll is not part of Adobe Reader, but appears to be part of a toolbar called "Browser Defender"; do you have such a tool bar installed?

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