Fillable\Fill-In Forms Crashing Reader?

We're having an issue among several of our users with fillable forms... Reader XI (11.0.08.4) randomly decides to crash while users are trying to fill in the forms. Nothing extreme just answering questions on a form. I've tried a few solutions already:
- Re installing Reader XI
- Saving as an Optimized PDF and as Reduce File Size
- Saving with a different PDF version (tried 1.3-1.6)
- Saving with a different Acrobat Version Compatibility (tried versions 4.0-10.0)
- Turning off Enhanced Protected Mode
- Unchecking/checking any and all options under Preferences > Forms, tried every combination of settings
- Remaking the forms in a different application entirely (Nuance Power PDF), still crashes
This doesn't happen every time a fillable form is used nor with every user or a specific user, it's very sporadic. But it happens (eventually) with all fillable forms. I have Acrobat installed on my PC (running Win 7) and can replicate the crashing there too.
Any support or suggestions are very much appreciate!

Cannot reproduce on Windows 7 (Adobe Reader 11.0.09) either. Tried first with your form only, then with a second (different) form open, filling in data alternating between the two.
One thing you could try on the systems where the crashes occur: disable Protected Mode [Edit | Preferences | Security (Enhanced)].

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