Have to click multiple times to open PDF files with Reader XI

Having issues opening pdf files in Adobe Reader XI.  Many times I have to double click 3 or 4 times before the document will display on my screen.  This is even more of an issue when trying to open a pdf in a browser, and will often cause IE to crash.  Every time I try to open a pdf file there is a process that is started, so I end up with a stack of AcroRd32.exe processes running with nothing to show for it.  I tried re-installing Reader, removing Acrobat 8 Standard, etc with no success.  OS is Windows 7, SP1.  Any help out there?

You can't have both Acrobat 8 and Reader XI installed at the same time. They're not compatible with one another. Acrobat XI and Reader XI is fine, though.
Also, Acrobat 8 is not compatible with Windows 7...

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