GPO Reader X install wont upgrade/uninstall Reader 9.x.x

Hello.
Im currently in the process of upgrading our 300 Computers from Adobe Reader 9.4.1 to 10.0.1.
Using the "Adobe Customization Wizard X", Ive created an MST-File, copied the old GPO we used for installing Reader 9.4.1 and older, and began testing using some VMs. The old Reader 9.4.1 installed just fine on the VMs, so I added the 10.0.1 msi to the GPO and restartet the VMs.
Result is, that I have now two Adobe Readers installed on the same Machine, 9.4.1 AND 10.0.1, including two icons on the desktop. When I look into Add/Remove Software I only find the "Adobe Reader X (10.0.1) - Deutsch".
So my main problem is, that the old 9.4.1 doesnt get uninstalled as it should when Im using our Active Directory GPOs.
A manual installation of the same msi file uninstalls the Reader 9.4.1 without any hassle.
Does anybody know a workarround for this problem?

Did you set the GPO for installing 10.0.1 to Upgrade or Uninstall Previous Version?
I deployed 10.0.0 with the Uninstall Previous Version option ticked. When the machine fired up, the message said it was uninstalling 9.4.whatever, then once that finished, said it was installing 10.0.0
[EDIT: You do lose any custom printing settings such as "print as image", if you do this - just something to be aware of]
For the change between 10.0.0 and 10.0.1, I selected the Upgrade option, and that correctly upgraded 10.0.0.
Hope this helps!
Message was edited by: GarethT42

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