Customize Acrobat Reader Toolbar

Hello,
with some settings in the registry in [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\10.0\AVGeneral\cCommonToolsDesktop] (Acrobat Reader 10.0.1) and [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\AVGeneral\cToolbars (Acrobat Reader 9.4.4) I managed to create a companydefault toolbar for all our users. They often use tools like RotateCCW, RotateCW or Wireframe. This works fine and users are happy.
But if Acrobat Reader is executed as a Browser Plugin in IE, Firefox or SAP Gui the Reader starts with the adobe-default toolbars.
Where can I configure the toolbars when the Reader is executed as a browser plugin or in SAP Gui.
thank you.
Albert

Sorry, I have found this forum in google and have not seen that there is an reader forum.
How can I move the thread?

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