Adobe Reader 8.x Help vs. Windows default browser

Why following any Web link within Adobe Reader 8.1 Help
invokes unconditionally start of Internet Explorer ?
The fact what browser is set as default one is being ignored during this !!!
Strange strategy of Adobe.

The fact that URL links from within Adobe Reader always launch Internet Explorer instead of the default browser, say Firefox, seems be a common problem from within the Reader, not just within the Help (Google Adobe Reader default browser").
Last year Adobe's own tech note declared it "a rare problem and there is no known solution":
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_15579
and the rpoblems continue in relation to Vista [HTML links don't open in default web browser on Windows Vista (Adobe AIR)]:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb403122
It also seems to have been a problem for long time going back to early versions of Mozilla Firefox 1.06. Various forums say that it's just a matter of using Start | Set Program Access and Defaults, and choosing "Use default browser" or forcing Firefox to be the default. I found that neither method worked.
http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/aucbb/viewtopic.php?id=7931
http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t219716-adobe-reader-6.html
The solution I chose to make URL links in PDFs trigger my Firefox browser reliably was to dump Adobe Reader and install the faster and smaller Foxit Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php). The only change you need to make inside Foxit is to tick the "Create links from URLs" tickbox under Edit | Preferences | General.

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Hi,
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http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/508/cpsid_50853.html For Adobe product operating system compatibility.
http://www.adobe.com/support/OScompatibility.html For Adobe Acrobat products.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/faq/
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