Install Adobe Reader 9.3.3 does (almost) nothing

Upgrading from an older version of Reader (8.1 I think) to 9.3.3 on WinXP SP3. Downloaded the full installer (AdbeRdr933_en_US.exe) successfully. Double-click it. A window pops up saying "Processing Adobe Reader 9.3.3 Update". The progress bar gets to 100%, the window disappears, then ... nothing. No dialogs, no error messages. Absolutely nothing happens after that. I have:
Rebooted 3 or four times
Uninstalled the previous version of Adobe Reader.
Disabled my antivirus (Avast)
Booted Windows into VGA mode
Run the MS Installer Cleanup tool, but there aren't any "Adobe..." programs in the list, so ... nothing to do there.
None of these has had any effect. Suggestions?

Found a workaround. Ran the installer with the -nos_ne switch (i.e."AdbeRdr933_en_US.exe -nos_ne"), then ran
%USER_PROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Reader 9.3\Setup Files\Reader9\setup.exe . Everything seemed to install just fine.
I did happen to notice that when I tried running the setup.exe in the "Setup Files" directory (one level above), nothing happened. I suspect this is the program the installer runs after extracting all the files. Of course the real question is WHY nothing happens, but I guess that's another question for another day.
Also probably worth mentioning -- I'm not sure if the -nos_ne switch is actially required. I believe the point of this switch is to get the installer extractor NOT to delete the setup files after the installation is complete, but I suspect if the installation doesn't happen they probably aren't getting deleted anyway.

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Error: Package: AdobeReader_enu-9.5.5-1.i486 (/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i486linux_enu)
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Error: Package: AdobeReader_enu-9.5.5-1.i486 (/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i486linux_enu)
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Error: Package: AdobeReader_enu-9.5.5-1.i486 (/AdbeRdr9.5.5-1_i486linux_enu)
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