FDF files not opening in IE8

I have an ASP page that is creating a FDF file, and then setting the contenttype to application/vnd.fdf, so that IIS will interpret it as FDF data. This is realtime data from a corp database server.
This has worked for years, using Windows 2003 Server, with all client workstations as XP Pro, running IE6.
The issue started when the workstations were upgraded to IE8.
No changes to the server.
What is supposed to occur, is the FDF file is opened as an Adoble document, from IE in Adobe using the template in the FDF file. Again, this has worked for years in the XP, IE6 world.
What happens now, in IE8:
When the asp page loads, you get no error messages, and no output. The IE8 status bar says Done, but there is nothing displayed, and no Adobe document is opened.
The problem extends to local FDF documents opened within IE8 as well. I can try to load the same document from File, Open, and the result is the same...nothing displayed, no Adobee opening, and the IE Status bar says Done.
If I open the FDF file (created by the asp page) directly from Windows Explorer, it opens in Adobe without any issue.
Here is the FDF the ASP page is creating: (the output)
I've modified is slightly to remove corp data, but you get the point.
%FDF-1.2
1 0 obj
<<
/FDF
<<
    /F(\\\\SERVERNAME\\pdf\\template.pdf)
    /Fields
<< /T(CustomerName)           /V(Joe Tester) >>
<< /T(CardNumber)             /V(ending w/ 1111) >>
<< /T(CaseNumber)             /V(984269 - CKCD) >>
<< /T(CheckingAccountNumber) /V(ending w/ 1111) >>
<< /T(CASE_NBR)               /V(Case Number: 984269 - CKCD) >>
<< /T(ATM_CKCD_NBR)           /V(ending w/ 1111) >>
<< /T(CHECK_ACT_NBR)          /V(ending w/ 1111) >>
<< /T(CUST_NM)                /V(Joe Tester) >>
<< /T(PAGE1_TXT) /V(Page 1 of 2) >>
<< /T(PAGE2_TXT) /V(Page 2 of 2) >>
<< /T(POST_DT_1)   /V(5/30/2012) >>
<< /T(MERCH_NM_1) /V(SOME MERCHANT NAME #1) >>
<< /T(AMOUNT_1)    /V($10.57) >>
<< /T(POST_DT_2)   /V(5/29/2012) >>
<< /T(MERCH_NM_2) /V(SOME MERCHANT NAME #2) >>
<< /T(AMOUNT_2)    /V($11.21) >>
<< /T(POST_DT_3)   /V(5/27/2012) >>
<< /T(MERCH_NM_3) /V(SOME MERCHANT NAME #3) >>
<< /T(AMOUNT_3)    /V($6.34) >>
>>
>>
endobj
trailer
<</Root 1 0 R>>
%%EOF

I'm having the same problem in my applications as well with Reader X and IE7&8. FDFs as outlined above work fine in Firefox, and in IE9. Will not work in IE 7 or 8. Worked fine for Reader v9.
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