What happens when Adobe Reader 9 is already installed

I am wondering what happens when you try and install Adobe Reader 9 when it is already installed.
For example I have Adobe Reader 9 installed and when I try and install it again I get to the part in the setup that says:
"Please wait while the Adobe Reader 9 is being proessed"
Once the percentage bar goes up to something like 99.90% the window just closes. I don't get any message saying it is already installed which I thought was rather odd.
Is this really what happens when you already have Adobe Reader 9 installed?
Thanks
Edit: I running Windows XP SP2

In Firefox and Chrome you need to replace their PDF viewer with the Adobe Reader plugin.
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-adobe-reader-plugin-view-or-download-pdf-files
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/142056

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