Acrobat XML Data Package Opens as Blank PDF in Firefox

My clients complete a form on my website that goes to an Adobe
PDF form on my website with an XML Data Package. I simply click on the PDF icon on the administrative website, and a
PDF opens with the data populated in the various fields...and this has worked well for years. I just upgraded to Firefox 4 and when I click on the PDF icon, a blank PDF page opens. I tried uninstalling Firefox 4 and reinstalling Version 3.6 (it had worked b4 in 3.6), but now I have the same problem as with 4. I tried changing the settings under Tools in Firefox to always use Acrobat Pro to open the XML Data Package, but that didn't help. HELP!!
Steve

Either try doing a repair to Acrobat (the Firefox update may have messed it up) or download the file and work with it directly in Acrobat.

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