Who knows? There's probably some conflict or corruption somewhere.
Try running the Cleaner
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/acrobatcleaner.html
Then reinstall from disc.
Or try the Acrobat 9 Pro Trial version download then enter your serial number to convert to a full version
http://prodesigntools.com/all-adobe-cs5-direct-download-links.html
Ensure that you follow the Very Important Instructions first otherwise the links will not work.