Adobe Reader doesn't open

I recently downloaded Adobe Reader 11, now I cannot open any PDF files.

Windows 7. I've tried different things, I've tried opening a PDF file from my e-mail, and I've tried opening a file from my documents. Adobe reader then opens, without showing the file and two seconds later it closes again, and that's it.

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