Ho do i unselect the "Do this automatically for files like this from now on." in the download dialog box?

I have mistakenly clicked on the "Do this automatically for files like this from now on" in the download dialogue box. I want to open a pdf in adobe when I click on the link. currently the file just gets saved and I cannot change it. I have read thru the suggestions and gone into tools> options> applications and reassigned all of the pdf options to ask first and firefox still just downloads the files to somewhere. I don't want this option and I need to unselect the automatic box.
How do i do so?
I would really like to talk to someone on the phone.

Ok, do this:
#Go to www.getfirefox.com, and download Firefox. Install it over your current version of Firefox
#After installing Firefox 18, then try to Reset.

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