I tried running the repair procedure in control panel > programs and features. That re-installed a bunch of files, but did not work. I tried running eula.exe. Didn't work. I tried going to preference and changing around some security settings. What finally seemed to work, so far, is I went to c:\program files(x86), found the adobe folder and ran AcroRd32.exe as an administrator. Yes, I was already logged in as a person with administrator priveleges, but the Reader stayed open after I R-clicked and selected "run as administrator. Not only did Reader stay open then, but when I closed it, and then opened again from a pdf file or from a shortcut in the main menu - it also stayed open. Continues to stay open every time I open it using one of these normal methods.
I tried running the repair procedure in control panel > programs and features. That re-installed a bunch of files, but did not work. I tried running eula.exe. Didn't work. I tried going to preference and changing around some security settings. What finally seemed to work, so far, is I went to c:\program files(x86), found the adobe folder and ran AcroRd32.exe as an administrator. Yes, I was already logged in as a person with administrator priveleges, but the Reader stayed open after I R-clicked and selected "run as administrator. Not only did Reader stay open then, but when I closed it, and then opened again from a pdf file or from a shortcut in the main menu - it also stayed open. Continues to stay open every time I open it using one of these normal methods.