Why can't I print or download PDF files?

I had Adobe Reader, and all was working fine. Once I downloaded the trial of Adobe Acrobat XI Pro, the opening and printing of PDF files became much slower, and now, I am unable to print PDF documents, and downloading or opening of PDFs from the web often doesn't work (seems to freeze up). What's going on?

I'm interested in the answer to this, as I am also having very similar problems.
I uninstalled and reinstalled Adobe Acrobat (we had XI) (in case of file corruption); I've checked if there's an update for our printer (a Brother) and installed it;
We can print any Word document we like, but no matter what I try, I cannot print any PDF file. A message comes up saying "the document could not be printed".
As we are a small business I'd appreciate a swift reply.
Thanks

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