Need help opening pdf files

I have a cd, which I have had for several years, and was able to use until the last year. Suddenly, Adobe Reader (I have tried several versions, updates, fixes, whatever!) says that each and every pdf file on the disk is damaged.
This is a cd that used to be able to start up on its own, and had various menus to get to the final pdf pages. I cannot open the files through windows explorer, nor by going through the menus. Each time, the error message tells me the file(s) was damaged because it was sent via e-mail or some other method that caused the files to be damaged. The problem with that is that the files and the cd were never altered, as the cd is not a rewritable one. It is also not pirated, if anyone is going to ask that question.
The cd is a manual for my vehicle. It has a parts manual, and a workshop manual along with other items. When the cd is put into the drive, it starts automatically, but cannot get a single file open. I have tried this in two different systems, and I get the same results. The strange thing is that I have files made under earlier Reader versions that still work. So why not this one, and why isn't someone at Adobe available to help me straighten this out? Shame on them!

PraveenAggarwal wrote:
I am facing the similar problem. Not able to open some PDFs. Was able to open till 2-3 months back. Did some analysis that not able to open the files created with version older the 9.0 of Adobe Reader. Also tried to open the same PDFs in my colleagues' Laptops and my home PC. No Success.
NEED SERIOUS ATTENTION FROM ADOBE.
You are in a user to user forum. If you want attention from Adobe, you'll have to contact Adobe and pay for the attention, as they don't provide free attention for problems related with the free Reader.
Adobe Reader cannot create PDF files, only open (read) them. If you cannot open some PDFs from within Reader in your machine and others, most probably they are damaged. Are you receiving any error messages when you try to open them? "Not able to open" doesn't say much, really.

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[email protected] wrote:
> Have looked through most of the forums, don't think i missed the answer but here goes
> I have a form that includes 4 dropdown catagories; i am trying to have it so that when the friendly text is select from the dropdown it opens a new pdf file with the requested info.
> New to designer, in the past i would rely on bookmarks, so what can i do
>
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