Adobe Reader XI is not starting

The download and the installation went fine. But trying to open a pdf file, or even trying to launch the reader from start section are not working.
What I see:
The manual launch of the reader brings up the reader window with grey background, but this stays open only for few seconds, and is closing by itself.
Operating System:
Win 7 Ultimate
Just to mention I never had this issue before, with any Reader version.
Tx!

Please try upgrading the NVIDIA driver, in case present on your machine using below link
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/update-driver-hardware-isnt -working-properly#update-driver-hardware-isnt-working-properly=windows -7
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