Reinstall of Reader - Cannot open Adobe PDF files

I uninstalled Reader thinking I would just open everything in Acrobat. WRONG! I reinstalled Reader but cannot open any of my Adobe PDF files. What do I do?

Claudio,
Windows 7 Professional. Latest Reader Version was uninstalled and then reinstalled. No error messages. But a window opens up that says:
Attachment: 8x8fax.pdf from Inbox - [email address removed] - Microsoft Outlook
Would you like to open or save to your computer?
Clicking on the Open Box does nothing. I can forward to another computer and open the pdf from there but that is a pain.
John C

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