Windows 7 Problem - PDF file version 0.0

I have been running Acrobat Reader Professional 8.1.3 (purchased is as part of CS3) on Windows XP SP2 with no issues. After I installed Windows 7 on a new HDD, I moved CS3 as well. Then I noticed that I cannot open PDF files from the old XP HDD, getting a message that the PDF format is invalid, etc. I check file properties and I have seen PDF version 0.0 on all files I have trouble to open. Some other PDF files have for example version 1.5 and those open fine on Windows 7. I rebooted back my Windows XP, check how those properties looks from XP environment, and I noticed that PDF version is empty, not showing 0.0 like the very same files from the very same HDD show when accessed from Windows 7. I have verified again that in XP those files open just fine with Adobe Acrobat 8.1.3. Then I went back to my Windows 7, I noticed that Acrobat Reader version is 8.0 and I tried to update it to 8.1.3, but the update process on Windows 7 keeps failing.
Can somebody tell me what I am doing wrong? Not surprised much with Windows issues, but completely surprised with Adobe side.
Is there a solution for me to see my PDF files from Windows 7?
In the mean time I am installing a VMWare to put an XP virtual machine on it, until I move to Mac – anybody has a better idea?

Yes, it is Adobe Acrobat Professional, not Reader. Just for the record, I tried with Adobe Reader 9.3 on Windows 7 first, when I run into the problem I tried to get running Acrobat 8.1.3, since that works on XP with PDF files I have.
I believe is that the main problem is in the way Windows 7 reads files versions, and Adobe software is not handling that very smart. Obviously, "no version" worked better then "version 0.0", a quick patch on Adobe could save you tons of complains... my two cents. Also, if there is a utility that could make PDF files with version 0.0 Windows 7 friendly, that would be help to.

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