Combining various PDF files with forms fields: How To?

Hi people.
I have a problem with my Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro and some PDFs.
Each file has a lot of form fields and they has the same name. When I try to combine allowed files in acrobat, the "combinator" throw a message adverting me that the fields are the same and will have the same content. The only posibility is to create a "PDF Folder". But I need to distribute a simple PDF file compatible with Acrobat Reader (and the most usual issue is ... Acrobat Reader 6). So...
Is there any possibility to create a single file from a PDF folder?
Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for your quickly answer but... if this is the only way... then I have a very very very serious problem.
I have 45 PDF individual files (with two pages each one) and I need to generate a single file with my 45 files (90 pages). Each file has more than 30 fields...
What should I do?
Thanks!

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