Safari 6.01 won't open PDF's after installing Flash

Safari has always displayed PDF's downloaded via web links. This afternoon I installed the Flash pluggin and now Safari downloads PDF's rather than displaying them.
I checked HDD/Library/Internet Plug-Ins and there are no Adobe or other PDF pluggins.
Safari 6.01 / OS X 10.8.2
Thanks.

Back up all data. Quit Safari.
In the Finder, select Go ▹ Go to Folder from the menu bar, copy the text on the line below into the box that opens, and press return:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist
A Finder window will open with an item selected. Move the selected item to the Desktop, leaving the window open.
Launch Safari and test. Its settings will have reverted to what they were they first time you launched it. If it works as expected, recreate the settings and delete the item you moved to the Desktop. Otherwise, quit Safari again and put the file you moved back where it was, overwriting the newer one created in its place. Post your results.

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