Unable to open documents in Adobe Reader 9.4 - showing as not 'currently installed'?

Hi,
This problem has been driving me crazy all day...
I installed the patch to opgrade Adobe Reader 9.3 into 9.4 this morning; as soon as I did I was unable to open PDFs, getting an error message along the lines of "you are not authorised to view this".  To try and resolve this, I uninstalled reader and installed it again directly from the Adobe website.
I'm now getting the following error:
"This action (i.e. opening the file) is only valid for products that are currently installed".
I uninstalled and reinstalled twice more, same issue.
I have tried repairing the installation in Adobe.  To clarify, I can't double click/right click open PDFs.  However, if I drop them onto the Adobe Desktop icon they open normally.  I am also unable to open PDFs which are attached to emails without dropping them on desktop, then dropping them on Adope icon.
I'm using 64 bit Windows 7, and it is my work desktop that is affected.
Does anyone have any advice?

Hi Ankit,
Thank you for your advice, but Im still having problems.
Back to the OP.  To avoid the threads getting confused, I suggest the other user starts a new one?
I have tried ensuring that PDFs are automatically opened by Adobe.  I used the path you suggested.  However, I'm still having the same problem.
When I went to do this, Adobe was listed in the "recommended" list of products with which to open PDF files.  However, I ignored this and followed your guidance.  Once I had done, nothing happened (i.e. Adobe icon was not added to the 'Other products' list below the 'Recommended').
To me, this speaks of either a bad installation or bad association in which something is causing Adobe not to recognise itself.
What else can you advise?
Is there, for instance, a way to have a clean removal of Adobe, and then reinstall?  I don't even know if this will work. 

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