Adobe Reader 9 won't automatically open PDF documents

Help please! When I double-click a PDF file, the get a message saying "Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view this file. Would you like to install Acrobat Reader now?" The problem is, I already have Reader 9 installed. If I check the "yes" box, the system attempts to install Acrobat Reader 7.0. When it determines that Reader 9 is already installed it terminates. The only way I can view a PDF file is to first open Acrobat Reader 9 and then open the file. This is maddening! What do I do to fix this problem?

Douglas Nichols
Thanks for trying to help but this did not work for me. Im running windows vista with aol internet. And every time I go to a pdf file it downloads it to my computer and then I can open the file. It will not open on a web page it downloads it. I have tried everything nothing works. I'm gladd you where able to figure it out. I guess I will have to wait and see if anyone else can figure my problem out. Thanks for the info though.

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