Combined pdf random order

I have tried to combine several PDFs into one using the combine menu option but the result is a random order of the files. I have done this several times and the result is different every time with a different order and number of pages. I have used the same files each time. I have adobe acrobat 9 pro extended.
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No error messages. Some of the pages are duplicated and in random order. The result is different each time????
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