Clicking any pdf link in firefox, opens up ADE instead of Adobe Reader.

I clicked yes when ADE asked me to open all pdf files in the future like this but i am so fed up as i want to STOP opening ADE and instead want Adobe Reader 9 (9.3.1) to open all my files agian.
Please help.

I TRASHED Adobe Reader... where it belongs. Somehow, and sadly, Apple dropped the GET INFO from under the program name, where it had been before. Command I is now short hand for Command Inspector - i.e. no longer Command Info as was in previous versions of OS X.
So, under Command I, there is no selection to make Preview the Default PDF viewer. How 'bout that? Sad is what I say. I think Apple should be a little weary here, go on Offense, and have an OBVIOUS workout to make Preview, any/all of its programs, the Default program.

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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config
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behrlich
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Hi...
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