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Try these solutions: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/333/333672.php.

You may have inadvertently turned off the FLEXnet Licensing Service which the
program needs to run.
Turning on FLEXnet Licensing Service

1.Open the Services management console.

On Windows XP/2000: Choose Start > Run. Type services.msc in the Run textbox. Press
Enter.
2.On Windows Vista/Win7: Click Start. Type services.msc in the Start Search
textbox. Right-click services.msc in the Programs list and choose Run As
Administrator.
3.In the Services management console locate FLEXnet Licensing Service , right-click
FLEXnet Licensing Service and choose Properties.
4.Choose the General tab in the FLEXnet Licensing Service Properties window.
Ensure that the Startup Type is set to any of the Automatic options.
5.Close console and open Acrobat.

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the post about ""mysqld in Acrobat 8. GPL Violation?" makes me think it could be a
corrupted Organizer Database. Would some one be willing to delete their Organizer
database and re-launch Acrobat.

You can find the folder here:

1. C:\Documents and Settings\[[username]]\Application Data\Adobe\Acrobat\8.0\
2. Delete any folder that has Organizer in the name. (If you don't want to delte
you can move it to the desktop and put it back when later)
3. Restart Acrobat.
4. please post if this was successful.

There was a similar issue for one of the Acrobat 7 dot releases if I recall
correctly. If it is not this then I suspect it could be a conflict with the Updater
plugin, which will take some troubleshooting to find what file(s) might be causing
the issue.

Thanks
Jeff

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good to know. Thank you for trying that for everyone. I'll look into Updater files.
In the meantime, may I suggest one more troubleshooting idea that will help narrow
that down?

Remove the Updater plugin

1. Open C:\Program Files\adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\plug_ins
2. drag the updater.api file to the desktop (do not delete).
3. Launch Acrobat to see the issue is resolved. Please post the result.
4. After the test please return the Updater.api file to the plug_ins folder.

If this resolves the issue it would indicate a conflict with the Adobe Updater
files. More thoughts after knowing this result.

Thanks again
Jeff

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Acrobat 8 has not been tested on Windows 7 and you might face compatibility issues.

If you were able to install Acrobat successfully without any errors and Acrobat
closes on launch then it might be due to license corruption.

Please try the steps below and let me know if that worked:

Sol. 1. Run the 'License repair tool' from:

http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/licensing.html

and reboot the machine and then check if you still face the issue.

If Yes then proceed to the next step

Sol. 2. Try all the steps mentioned in the KB:

http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/error-licensing-stopped-windows.html

and check.

Regards,

Ravi

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