Have Acrobat 5.0 AND Reader 8.1 installed.  Internet PDF files won't open. Uses 5.0 ?!

How can I make sure that whenever I try to open a PDF file on the Internet the default application is Reader 8.1? The Acrobat 5.0 is old (I know), but I use it to create PDFs, but I want it to ignore the old 5.0 reader and use the new 8.1 reader. Any ideas?

Graffiti, thank you for responding. I reinstalled 8.1 and then opened it BEFORE trying to open a PDF file and now it works. Thanks so much for your advice. REALLY appreciate it! Best - SpringTulips

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