How do I change the default program to open PDFs?

I would like Adobe Acrobat 9 to open my PDFs as a default program. When I followed the Adobe prompt to update (pop up), it changed the default to Adobe Reader 10.

He's talking about Acrobat 9, not Reader.
Those two versions can co-exist, but it's not a recommended situation. Only Acrobat X and Reader X can officially co-exist without issues.
With any other combination, you might run into problems, like the one described above.

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