Adobe Reader can not open up file on website

I have already Adobe Reader 9.0, but when I press links to the sites that have Adobe file, I get this error message:
"The Adobe Acrobat/Reader that is running can not be used to view PDF files in a Web Browser. Adobe Acrobat/Reader version 8 or 9 is required. Please exit and try again."
  The problem is I already have Adobe Reader 9.0, what do I do now? Should I unintall something or add something?

Good afternoon.
I have this same issue across our network in the office. We actually run 3 PDF managers simultaneously for various reasons, but the issue you are having is the same as what we are encountering.  Most workstations are on XPPROSP3 and IE7 Silverlight.  I did come across a procedure in another
Forum that has supposedly repaired this issue:
Close all IE Windows
Open Adober Reader or Acrobat
Select EDIT from menu
Preferences>Internet Options/Settings>
Deselect PDF in Browser
Press OK
Return to EDIT menu again>Preferences>Internet Category>Select PDF in Browser
Press OK and close application
Relaunch IE and try to open a PDF
http://it.megocollector.com/?p=848
The other suggested repair is to run the repair install from within Adobe. I have tried the above and ran the repair from Adobe as well as Control Panel Add/Remove Programs, Reinstall/Repair. It is slightly more complicated in our environment b/c of the other PDF viewers/managers we use for various reasons.  Still researching and testing for issue resolution. Try it.

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