Acrobat XI my default viewer when I open a PDF?

How/where do I change the settings to have Acrobat XI Pro my default viewer when I open a PDF?  I tried the change noted for Acrobat X Pro but it didn't work for XI.  I tried going through the settings screen but don't see a place to make the change there.  HELP

Hi paulletta1,
There are 2 ways for this :
1. Please refer : http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/change-which-programs-windows-uses-by-default
2. Launch Acrobat, Click on 'Edit' > 'Preferences'.
On the left pane select  'General', and then click on 'Default pdf handler'. Select 'Acrobat'
Click 'Ok'

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