Adobe Reader XI will not open files

Hi, I have tried to open pdf in Adobe Reader XI but the programme flashes open briefly without displaying the file and immediately closes again.
No warnings are displayed.
I've tried re-installing, disabling protection and checking incompatibilities without success - any suggestions?

If you are in Windows (which we don't know), you can try using Windows Explorer to navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader, then double-click on Eula.exe and accept the license agreement

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