Nook HD  cannot run or uninstall

About a month ago, I updated Reader on my Nook HD+. Since then, it has not operated. Subsitute Acrobat readers are....well, nowhere near as good. I cannot uninstall Reader, and when I try to update whatever is left of it, I'm told the update is not suitable for my system.  I would like to uninstall it, and then reinstall it fresh, hopefully without losing everything on my Nook. Any advice?

Okay, I found the only solution to the problem, and although it is drastic, it is not fatal.
First, back up all data, music, movie files. Since nearly all of them were on the SDHC card, that was no problem; I just turned off the Nook and removed the card.
Second, I wrote down all the apps I'd downloaded from the Play Store. Some I realized I never used, and dumped them.
Then, I did the Hard Reset. You hold down the power button and the home (n) button for 30 seconds. Then touch the power button to turn on the Nook. A small screen asks if you wish to erase everything on the Nook, including all apps. You touch the home button to agree. And then, touch it again. The screen has a dim "Nook" on it, and a brief progress bar.
When the Nook restarts, all apps are erased, and you have to go through the setup again, to connect to your local wifi, and then download all the updates. Then, I went to the Google Play store and downloaded all the apps (the ones I wanted). I did not have any paid apps, only free ones, so I didn't lose anything. I did note that some of the apps were already loaded back, once I got my Google password in; those apps were apparently stored on the Google cloud
When I put in the SDHC memory card, everything was there, and I could finally open up the Acrobat files with Adobe Reader. At last.
I wish there was an easier way, but I guess something was askew in the system.

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