Suddenly can't open 50% of documents

All of a sudden about 50% of my documents can't be opened. The error message states "adobe reader could not open because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged". What can I do about this. I have Leopard currently but would like to download Lion but am afraid to do that with this current situation. Any suggestions. THANKS

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