I can not open any pdf file... . Fatal error. Acrobat has failed to connect a DDE server

fatal error
Acrobat has failed to connect a DDE server....
What can I do?

Did you register and activate Acrobat? I don't remember the DDE issue off hand, but it should not be occurring with the regular Acrobat installation.

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