Acrobat X - File double click launch

Since i upgraded to 10.8 I've noticed my pdf files dont open when double clicking, it just launches Acrobat. The only way to launch the file is to go to File>open and manually selecting the file.
Also when i right click the acrobat icon on the dock and hit the quit command, nothing happens. Must do a command+q or acrobat>quit from the top menu.
Any one else experiencing? any tips on how to solve?

Me too on a MBP 13" 2011 AND MBP 15" 2010... Just did a fresh instal of Mountain Lion and CS6 master suite and it fixed for 5 min then the same issues again 5 min later... GRRR ... Sometimes repairing permissions fixes it for a short while. Anybody?

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Edited by: muddy777 on Jan 9, 2010 9:42 PM
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