How do I stop Adobe Reader from crashing on my unprivileged user?

I am running Windows 7 and I needed to create an unprivileged user on my computer. When I open a PDF file, it almost instantly crashes (I can view the document for about three seconds). If I simply open Adobe Reader without a PDF and click Edit -> Preferences, it crashes. If I open a PDF in any browser, it crashes.
From what I have been able to surmise, it seems that Adobe Reader is trying to read the registry of my privileged user. I have tried uninstalling Adobe Reader, temporarily giving privileges to my unprivileged user, installing Adobe Reader on that user, and then remove the permissions, but the crash still occurs. The only way to stop Adobe Reader from crashing is to start the program as an administrator or change the account type to administrator. How do I stop Adobe Reader from crashing on my unprivileged user?

It said "Adobe Reader has stopped working" soon after I opened it, but I was still able to scroll down the document. It was only once I pressed Close Program that it stopped working.
Upon trying it a second time, it immediately stopped letting me scroll down when the program crashed. Here is the error log, I receive the exact same exception code every time:
Application Error
Faulting application name: AcroRd32.exe, version: 11.0.1.36, time stamp: 0x50d0b932
Faulting module name: AcroRd32.exe, version: 11.0.1.36, time stamp: 0x50d0b932
Exception code: 0x40000015
Fault offset: 0x000b7e40
Faulting process id: 0x104c
Faulting application start time: 0x01ce02e04f2d96cc
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
Report Id: 961d161d-6ed3-11e2-9fb2-001fbc09988e

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