PDF Files wont open or save

I used to be able to open, view and save all PDF files.  Now when I receive a PDF as an attachment in email or on a website, it will not open.  When I try to save I receive the error message " failed to execute. 
I use Windows Vista and IE 8. When I try to find the ADOBE reader file all I can find is an empty folder. I have tried to download the reader from the website and nothing happens.
Any advice would be great
regards
Em

This is very unusual; I know such things can happen with Firefox and certain plugins, but not with IE.
Try this direct download link http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/10.x/10.1.4/en_US/AdbeRdr1014_en_US.exe (English version for Windows).
If you still have difficulties, try saving it to your local disk first, then run the installer from there.

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