Acrobat 9 Pro: Extended features in Abobe Reader and users can't resave form

Hi all,
I recently purchased Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 in order to be able to convert existing Word docs into "type-able" PDF forms. After sending one of the forms to a coworker, we discovered a big issue. She was able to input data and save the form - once. She is unable to edit any of the data she saved or add to any of the fields she didn't fill out. (FYI, she is using Adobe Reader 8)
When I view the security settings for the form Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 it states "filling of form fields - allowed". When you initially open the form in Reader it states the same. If you input data and save the form, and then reopen it, a popup message appears:
This document contained certain rights to enable special features in Adobe Reader. The document has been changed since it was created and these rights are no longer valid. Please contact the author for the original version of this document.
Additionally, the security now states "filling of form fields - NOT allowed". Users completing these forms won't always have all of the data they need at their disposal, so the form is quite simply useless if you can only enter and save it once. We can't even save it with a different file name.
Is there anything I can do so that users who are viewing / adding to the forms I create can go back to edit form fields after they've saved the form?
Thank you,
Colleen Caldwell

Same thing happened to me.
A form that used to work fine, wont let me input any data anymore.
I just received the following message:
"This document contained certain rights to enable special features in Adobe Reader. The document has been changed since it was created and these rights are no longer valid. Please contact the author for the original version of this document."
I reinstall Adobe Acrobat Reader again, deleted temporary files, restart the computer and even downloaded again the form, which I saved with different name and continues saying same thing.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

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