PDF won't view in safari

Hi
When I try to open or view PDF files on the web with Safari the page wont load. This is a big problem for me as I am a student. any Ideas
Thanks

We were having the same issues at my work. My IT staff and I figured out that Safari must have been having difficulties communicating with the PDF program.
PDFs would load fine in all other internet browsers on the Mac (Firefox, IE, Netscape) without problems. It was definitely a Safari-related issue.
You might want to try what Klaus has suggested.
Or, of that doesn't work for any reason, you can try the steps below (which worked here for us -- we are currently on Safari 3.0):
1. Remove your Adobe Acrobat Reader program from your machine. Find its folder in the Applications folder and delete it.
2. Go to adobe.com and download their latest Acrobat Reader program. Install. When asked if you want to make it your default PDF viewer, tell it YES.
3. Shut down your Safari and try again.
PDFs should load fine after this fix.

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