Adobe Reader 9.3 takes over icons on Windows 7 Desktop

This has repeated 4 times (downloaded 9.3 and installed) since I got a new laptop two months ago.  All icons become unusable with error SC_Reader.ico.   Adobe help was call but since this is a free product, no help was provided.  I have had several other technical support people help me with no results.  The only way to get back my normal functions with the desktop icons is to uninstall Adobe.  I am now us FOXIT for a pdf files and it works well.

You aren't by any chance talking about this same problem?
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/568633?tstart=0

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