Can't view pdf's in safari/

Since the government no longer mails out tax forms, I have been trying to download the appropriate forms from government sites. Without exception, Safari does not show the form, or instructions. I have checked all preferences but find nothing to show these forms. Any ideas? Thanks.

Quit Safari.
Open the Library folder in your home folder by selecting Go > Library from the Finder menu bar (Lion), or by looking in the folder with the house icon in the sidebar of a Finder window (pre-Lion.)
Delete the following items from the Library folder:
Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
Preferences/com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences.plist
Preferences/QuickTime Preferences
Relaunch Safari and test.

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Back up all data before making any changes. Please take each of the following steps until the problem is resolved.
Step 1
If Adobe Reader or Acrobat is installed, and the problem is just that you can't print or save PDF's displayed in Safari, you may be able to do so by moving the cursor to the the bottom edge of the page, somewhere near the middle. A black toolbar should appear under the cursor. Click the printer or disk icon.
Step 2
There should be a setting in its preferences of the Adobe application such as Display PDF in Browser. I don't use those applications myself, so I can't be more precise. Deselect that setting, if it's selected.
Step 3
If you get a message such as ""Adobe Reader blocked for this website," then from the Safari menu bar, select
          Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Security
and check the box marked
          Allow Plug-ins
Then click
          Manage Website Settings...
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Step 4
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it, the copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
/Library/Internet Plug-ins
In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-G. Paste into the text box that opens by pressing command-V, then press return.
From the folder that opens, move to the Trash any items that have "Adobe" or “PDF” in the name. You may be prompted for your login password. Then quit and relaunch Safari.
Step 5
The "Silverlight" web plugin distributed by Microsoft can interfere with PDF display in Safari, so you may need to remove it, if it's present. The same goes for a plugin called "iGetter," and perhaps others—I don't have a complete list. Don't remove Silverlight if you use the "Netflix" video-streaming service.
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Do as in Step 4 with this line:
~/Library/Internet Plug-ins
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Back up all data.
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/Library/Internet Plug-ins
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~/Library/Internet Plug-ins
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Hello, everyone!
I am having the following problem with safari: For around 2 months it has stopped displaying pdf files. Whenever I press a pdf link a blank (dark grey) screen opens showing absolutely nothing. I cannot download a pdf, view it or save it on my disc.
Things I have tried doing in an attempt to fix the issue:
1. Uninstalled all relevant plug-ins. (nothing changed)
2. Uninstalled pdf pro x.(nothing changed)
3. Uninstalled acrobat reader. (nothing changed)
4. Reinstalled acrobat reader. (nothing changed)
5. Re-uninstalled internet plugins. (still nothing)
Is there anything else i can do? I am desparate, i am trying to finish my phd and this issue is a great hinderance. Please help.

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Triple-click the line of text below to select it, the copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
/Library/Internet Plug-ins
In the Finder, select
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from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-G. Paste into the text box that opens (command-V), then press return.
From the folder that opens, remove any items that have the letters “PDF” in the name. You may be prompted for your login password. Then quit and relaunch Safari, and test.
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If you still have the issue, repeat with this line:
~/Library/Internet Plug-ins
If you don’t like the results of this procedure, restore the items from the backup you made before you started. Relaunch Safari again.

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