Acrobat 9 keeps changing itself to be the default PDF reader

Hello all,
I have CS4 installed including Acrobat Pro. I prefer to use Foxit reader as my default for reading PDF files. However, when I change the default program for PDF files to be Foxit, Acrobat changes it back to itself. I am running Windows 7 Pro 32-bit. How do I tell Acrobat to stop changing the default program? Thanks.
Jerry

Just wondering if there is anyone who can at least point me in the right direction to find the answer to this.

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