Double bounding box when scaling an object...why?

Here is an example of the issue that I am having. I have a rectangle that I am looking to scale up from the top while keeping the width the same. When I zoom out to see the entire artboard and then go to scale the rectangle it shows up with two bounding boxes. As I drag the bounding box the piece is centered withing the second bounding box and all the spaces are stretched. The issue goes away when I am zoomed in but I don't want this to happen when zoomed out. Does anyone have a suggestion for this issue? I am figuring there is was key command I accidentaly hit and I would like to know how to disable this.
Thanks,
Brownj293

Mr. Bugge:
Thank you for your response and I apologize for the delay in mine. I couldn't try all of the fixes immediately because I had to complete some job duties before I could tinker with this issue.
Things that did not work:
Closing Firefox
Clearing the Preferences
Moving the Preferences Folder
Deleting Temp Files
Closing Other Adobe Programs (Including Bridge Running in the Background
Things I cannot do for various reasons:
Re-installing Acrobat
Turning Off the Firewall (My Company Only Uses 1 Anyway)
Things I haven't tried yet but hope to try later:
Update Printer Definition or Change Default Printer
Check for Corrupt Fonts
Clear My Font Cache
Things I learned:
The issue is most easily recreated by transforming an object to a smaller object. However, zooming in will realign the bounding box but it will only stay aligned when zoomed in. I find it very curious.
Even if I don't end up finding an answer, I do appreciate your time and help.

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