Fresh Safari Install

With problems using Safari after 10.5.3 update, numerious fixes were tried from the fourms with no success, I thought I'd do a fresh Safari Install
Downloaded .dmg from Apple site
Run installer
Installer says can't install because I must have 10.5.2 or higher--- I'm runing 10.5.3
Any fixes to get the Safari installer to work??

Although I can really appreciate the effort involved in replying to my question, I don't understand the reasoning behind the insistence that it is the "only" way to view PDF's.
I never had this plugin prior to the re-install of the system and was able to view pdf links fine. After checking out Schubert-it's web page on the plugin and considering the extra functionality of it, I see that it might be preferred by some people.
However, I prefer to keep my system simple and somewhat scant - in the case of PDF links, I just want to view them (and maybe sometimes print them) and pdf files I download, well Preview opens them just fine.
I'm just trying to find answers to my original questions.
Thanks

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