Re: Downloading and Installing Adobe Reader Corrupts Many Programs

'cleaned the registry'?
Have you previously used a registry cleaner on this system?

"adam" <adam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi:
>
> I uninstalled Adobe Reader 8.0 and cleaned the Registry because my desktop
> icons for shortcuts to many of my programs (Word, AVG 8.0, Spybot Search
> and
> Destroy, Hewlet Packard Printer) now had the Adobe Acrobat Icon. Selecting
> any of the desktop shortcuts (i.e., AVG 8.0 or my HP printer icon) opened
> Adobe Reader installation file (an executable). I rebooted and did a fresh
> install of Adobe Reader 9.0 and the same issue. If I go to my Programs
> folder, the original programs listed above also have the Adobe Icon. If I
> uninstall Adobe and download and install any other program (i.e.,
> Killbox.exe) there are no issues.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you.
>
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