Can't open .pdf attachment to e-mail

After straightening out the conflict between Reader & Acrobat (deleted Reader per suggestion on this forum), I now have a new problem.  When I double click a .pdf attachment to an e-mail (I use Thunderbird), I get the following message:
"C:\DOCUME~1\HP_ADM~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\ADOBE.pdf could not be opened because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences."
I went to Preferences of Acrobat 9 std but couldn't find anything that seemed to relate to a helper application.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Turns out I found a note from Mozilla when this was a problem with
reader that said to simply delete that preference for acrobat.  Then,
when I click to open the .pdf file, Thunderbird asks me if I want to use
Acrobat 9.1 and has a box to click to enable this to occur every time.
It worked.
If anyone else encounters this, here's the website containing the
solution for both Firefox & Thunderbird.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/The_associated_helper_application_does_not_exist
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