Mail/Browser applications keep reseting to Default Apps

Gents,
After restarting my computer, the mail/internet browser/pdf viewer applications keep reseting themselves to the default applications:
Entourage goes back to Mail
Firefox goes back to Safari
Acrobat goes back to Preview
Why is this happening? it all started after I installed Acrobat Reader 8.0
ANY HELP IS DEARLY APPRECIATED
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
For default PDF settings; You can use Preview to view several types of image files, including JPG, GIF, TIF, PSD, PICT, PNG, BMP, and SGI. You can rotate, resize, and crop images, and you can convert them to different file types.
You can also use Preview to view and search Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Preview is also used to preview documents before you print them. In another application, choose File > Print and click Preview. Preview opens with an image showing what the printed document will look like.
You can choose to open all PDF documents in Preview. In the Finder, select a PDF document, choose File > Get Info, click "Open with," choose Preview from the pop-up menu, and click Change All.
To learn more about using Preview, open Preview and choose Help > Preview Help.
For default browser and e-mail:
Setting your preferred Internet applications
You can choose which application opens when you click an Internet address link in a document (such as an email message), open a Web Internet Location file in the Finder, or click an email address on a webpage.
For example, you can make Safari your default web browser and Mail your default email application.
To set Safari and Mail as your default Internet applications:
Open Safari, then choose Safari > Preferences. Click the General icon, and then choose Safari from the Default Web Browser pop-up menu.
Open Mail, then choose Mail > Preferences. Click the General icon, and then choose Mail from the Default Email Reader.
Learn how to change the default Mac OS X email and Web browser applications with Mail and Safari, in Mac OS X 10.3 or later.
Note: If you are accustomed to using Internet preferences in earlier versions of Mac OS X, note that Internet preferences is not included with Mac OS X 10.3 or later. In Mac OS X 10.3 or later, use Mail and Safari to change your default applications.
Choosing an email application other than Mail
1.
2. Open Mail (/Applications/Mail).
3. From the Mail menu, choose Preferences.
4. Click the General button.
5. Choose your desired default email application from the Default Email Reader pop-up menu.
Note: You may need to set up the email application with your email account information. This information is not automatically exported from Mail.
Choosing a default Web browser other than Safari
1. Open Safari (/Applications).
2. From the Safari menu, choose Preferences.
3. Click the General button.
4. Choose a different browser from the Default Web Browser pop-up menu.
Safari and Mail shouldn't be deleted  After changing your default application, you should not delete Safari or Mail, even if you do not plan to use them. You will need them if you wish to change your default settings in the future.
Hope this helps...
Carolyn

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