Safari 3 quits as soon as I download a .pdf file

I've just downloaded the Beta of Safari 3, running on my 12" Powerbook (10.4.10, 1.25Gb RAM, 1.5GHz processor). Now, whenever I try to download a .pdf file from any site, the browser crashes without warning or error message.
Three questions:
1. Anyone else having the same problem?
2. Anyone got an answer to it?
and, assuming the answer to (2) is 'no',
3. How do I re-install the latest version of Safari before the Beta 3?
Thanks,
Mark

Right - apologies for posting the wrong forum for a start... Should have looked around and spotted the Beta forum.
Secondly, problem now solved:
Moved the "AdobePDFViewer.plugin" from HD>Library>Internet PlugIns to
HD>Library>Internet PlugIns>Disabled PlugIns

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