Adobe Reader X - Disable "Display PDF in Browser" via Registry

I'm trying to configure my organization's Windows workstations so that web-based PDF files open in Adobe Reader rather than in internet browsers. I have been able to configure Adobe Reader 9 installations to open web-based PDF files in Reader rather than internet browsers by using the following registry setting:
Hive
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key path
Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\Originals
Value name
bBrowserIntegration
Value type
REG_DWORD
Value data
0x0 (0)
My problem lies with Adobe Reader X: I used the following settings in attempting to prevent Adobe Reader X installations from opening web-based PDFs in internet browsers:
Hive
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key path
Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\10.0\Originals
Value name
bBrowserIntegration
Value type
REG_DWORD
Value data
0x0 (0)
Hive
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key path
Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\10.0\Originals
Value name
bAllowByteRangeRequests
Value type
REG_DWORD
Value data
0x0 (0)
Hive
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key path
Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\10.0\AVGeneral
Value name
bBrowserDisplayInReadMode
Value type
REG_DWORD
Value data
0x0 (0)
I've only had partial success, though. Internet Explorer respects the registry settings and opens web-based PDFs in Reader X. Firefox 14.0.1, though, ignores the registry settings and opens web-based PDFs in Firefox.
Is there a different registry setting I should be using so that Firefox sees "Display PDF in Browser" unchecked and allows web-based PDFs to be opened in Reader X? Is there another method I should be following for deploying this setting to Adobe Reader X clients?

Hi,
We'll, you've educated yourself well. Unfortunately, Acrobat products can't control what browsers do so uniform behavior is not possible. The setting is Adobe's best attempt and forcing some consistency.
The ReadMode setting only controls what happens in the UI after the PDF is open.
Ben

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