Batch Conversion PDF 1.4 to 1.8 with Extending the "Enabling Additional Features"

Hoping someone can help me with this. I'm by no means proficient in Acrobat.  I have thousands of PDFs that are 1.4 that I need to convert to 1.8 and have user's be able to use the form fields and sign with Acrobat Reader 9.
We interface with these pages from the web. I am using ColdFusion Builder CS5 to pre-populate some of the form fields on the PDF pages when they come up on the web then the users fill out the rest.  Up until now we have been using Adobe v 5 (1.4) and putting off the upgrade.  Most users are now on Reader 9 so I need to get this upgrade done.  I'm using Acrobat X.  My theory was to use the Action Wizard, make Adobe PDF my default printer--making sure that it is set up to convert to Standard--1.8. Using the Action Wizard, set up the directory where all of the PDFs currently reside as the Start With "A Folder on My Computer" then as a Step use the "Printer".  Then as the 3rd Step Save To: "A Folder On my Computer:" Just another destination Folder where it can dump then up-converted files.  It does convert the files to the new version however my problem is it does so without the "Enabling Additonal Features. The users can't use the form features or sign from Reader 9.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

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