Problem with adobe pdf viewer plug-in for safari

I recently updated from adobe reader 8 to adobe reader 9 and now pdf documents that I view on Safari won't open. I get this message that says 'adobepdfviewer does not recognize a compatible adobe acrobat or adobe reader program' This is really strange because I have both Adobe reader 9 and Adobe acrobat installed. If you have any advice or solutions it would be much appreciated.

Personally, I like to open PDFs that I have saved to my hard drive in Adobe Reader, because I find it quicker, especially with PDF files that have many pages. I also find the resizing controls and search functions more useful in Adobe Reader. At the same time, for quick looks when clicking on web links, I don't mind letting Safari open some PDF files. So having both capabilities is important to me.
one000mph, your problem might be in the Adobe Reader / Acrobat preferences settings. It's perfectly possible to have these programs installed and still view PDFs in Safari, so there really isn't a need to delete either or both of the programs.
If you still have one or the other of those installed, check its preferences "Internet" setting where it says, "Display PDF in browser using ..." I have that set to "Adobe Reader 8.1.2" and its working nicely. If you don't have Adobe Reader installed any longer you might have different options there than I have. Try the different settings there and see if changing them solves the problem.

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