Make Adobe default program for PDF's

My son in law school just got a new MacBook and sent me the following email question.
Hey Dad,
Do you know how to set Adobe as the default app to open PDF's. Currently is set to open with "preview", and I can't figure out how to change.
The option to "use as default" is not in the preferences of either program.
Con
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Any suggestions?
Harold

Hi, I am having the same problem and the change all suggestion has not done the trick.
Here is what I did:
1. Found an existing PDF
2. GEt Info on selected file
3. Expand the Open With
4. Select Adobe Reader
5. Change all
So here is what did and did not happen
1. All PDFs have the Adobe Icon
2. Double Clicking opens the file in Adobe
3. When I download a PDF in Firefox, the only option under open with is Preview. Adobe is not in the dialog box of applications.
4. I can however save to my disk and then double click to open with Adobe
I am using a MacBook wiht OS 10.4.8 wiht Firefox 2.0 as my default browser.
Any suggestions on why Adobe is not a choice to open a PDF from a website?
iMac(intel), MacBook (intel), Powerbook Pro(intel) Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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