"Licensing for this product has stopped working" message appears each time I open Acrobat Pro.

"Licensing for this product has stopped working" message appears each time I open Acrobat Pro.  I am at a loss as to how to fix the problem.  Can anyone provide some insights?

Thanks Bill.  After a good nights rest I don't feel like I'm in as big of a fight with Adobe as I was yesterday.  I was able to search through the search results with more patience and found these instructions:
Error "Licensing has stopped working" | Windows
My problem was solved after the first step.  THANK YOU.  Life is much more peaceful when the things that are supposed to work do.

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