Viewing pdf files in Mountain Lion

Every since loading Mountain Lion on my iMac (Intel Core i5), I have not been able to view pdf files thru Safari or Firefox. I needed to get an IRS form 1040X and there are multiple sites where you can download/view that form, but everytime it comes up as a black screen. I have a Gateway notebook so I tried it there and the pdf displays great and you can download it and use it with no problems.
Is there some plug-in I am missing or something I need to install?
Thanks for any help.

I wish I could say it helped, but it did not. I do not have Acrobat 6 or Acrobat 7. I have Adobe Reader 10.1.3.
I did a "find" for acrobat and found a preference that i moved to the trash it case it was a holdover for when I had acrobat, then I did a restart and the problem is still there.

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