Data Execution Prevention has closed Adobe Reader

I cannot launch Adobe Reader, got the following message
When I close program, a message says "Data Execution Prevention has closed Adobe Reader." I have searched the Microsoft Community for fixes, but those suggestions don't work.
I'm running Windows Vista Home Basic Version 6 Service Pack 2, 32 bit and I have downloaded Adobe Reader 10.1.4

You can download the 10.1.9 update patch from http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5712
Protected Mode is normally disabled from within Adobe Reader Preferences. Since you cannot even open Adobe Reader, you can disable it via Windows registry: download, unzip, then run the attached registry script.

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From: poortip87 <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Reply-To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 21:46:02 -0800
To: Leonard Rosenthol <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: On closing Acrobat Windows detect an error "Data Execution Prevention has closed Adobe Acrobat".
On closing Acrobat Windows detect an error "Data Execution Prevention has closed Adobe Acrobat".
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From: poortip87 <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
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Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 21:46:02 -0800
To: Leonard Rosenthol <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: On closing Acrobat Windows detect an error "Data Execution Prevention has closed Adobe Acrobat".
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