Safari 5.1 won't open PDF. Just black screen

Using Snow leopard. Just downloaded Safari 5.1. It doesn't open PDF files. Get a black screen. Any suggestions?

See Adobe's comments on the subject:
With today’s release of the Safari 5.1 browser, we wanted to alert you of some compatibility issues and workarounds that relate to Adobe Reader and Acrobat. Adobe Reader and Acrobat are not compatible with the Safari 5.1 browser, announced today.
go to:
http://blogs.adobe.com/adobereader/2011/07/compatibility-advisory-regarding-adob e-reader-plug-in-and-acrobat-plug-in-with-safari-5-1.html#comment-1616

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This brings me to a black page in the browser.
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See Adobe's comments on the subject:
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