What can I do to rectify the situation in which Firefox will not open pdf files in the browser, even though I have already used all the help suggestions to no avail?

I have tried everything Mozilla has suggested. Still when I click on a pdf, I get the message that the browser cannot open a pdf. I have gone through the help protocol, and it does not work.
I have uninstalled Firefox and reinstalled it, and still not able to open pdf files within the browser.
What else do I do, except go to IE or Chrome and just leave Firefox completely???

A possible cause is the presence of a PDF plugin from an older Adobe Reader plugin in the plugins folder in the Firefox program folder.
See [[Troubleshooting plugins]]
See also:<br />
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405461.html - The Adobe Acrobat/Reader cannot be used to view PDF files in a browser<br />
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/836/cpsid_83688.html - I can’t view a PDF document in my web browser<br />

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