Disable Reader X AutoLaunch Windows Vista/7 Desktop

I'm running a batch file that sends multiple drawings to PDF. Whenever a file is outputted, Reader opens up the drawing so that at the end of the batch, I have about 50 Pdfs on my screen. How do I disable Reader from automatically opening the PDFs as they are saved?
Thank you for looking.
AJS

I was able to solve my particular problem. The program that I am/was using was AutoCad and AutoCad has an internal toggle to disable Adobe reader from autoloading files.
However, just as a general question, it would be nice to know if there is a setting in Reader that disbles autoloading for all programs.
Here is a link to disabling Adobe Reader in AutoCad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGBgxrtZSDw
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Hi Pat,
I feel like I'm falling deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole, operating in an area in which I am totally unfamiliar. I know a great deal about computers, but that still leaves me ignorant about many other things.
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I feel we are close to solving this puzzle, but it keeps on slipping away.
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