Adobe Reader 9 - always asks

When ever I am opening a .pdf for the first time I get a message: "Do you want to open or save"
On previous installations of "Reader" I did not have to do this - it is especially annoying when visiting web sites that are in .pdf format.
I have searched through "preferences" and cannot find how to keep this from happening. Any ideas"
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Mac OS 10.4.11: I could not open pdf docs today (12-24-08), uninstalled & installed Adobe Reader 9.0.0. pdf docs icons changed but open, however cannot open Reader from Applications and get: Adobe Reader
Version 9.0.0
Installing/fixing installation
Then immediately get this error message:
Adobe Reader could not install correctly.
Adobe Reader was unable to install a necessary component
and must quit.
Any help out there for me?
Thanks, Tony

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