Acrobat Pro 8.1.3 always opens in browser

As a result of Adobe recently automatically updating my Acrobat 8 Pro to version 8.1.3 it now always opens clicked PDF links in IE7 browser window, even though EDIT/PREFERENCES/INTERNET "Display PDF in browser" is UNTICKED in both Acrobat Pro and Acrobat Reader8.
This is annoying as I absolutely hate PDFs opening in the browser.
I've tried it with all Adobe helper add-ons in IE7 either enabled or disabled. I've also tried switching Acrobat to "Display PDF in browser" and back again. It always opens in browser whatever I do.
I have not moved where Acrobat lives on the disk. Nor have I fiddled with the registry. It was working fine before this latest update.
Any ideas?

You should check your file associations (Start--> Control Panel--> Folder Options--> File types) to check what program should open .pdf files. It should be Adobe Acrobat.
Also, you should make sure that you DO NOT HAVE Acrobat and Acrobat Reader installed on the same system This situation has been know to cause all sorts of erratic behavior with Acrobat. Also, Adobe STRONGLY SUGGESTS that only one product, not both, be installed on one system.
Ken F.

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