Pdf disappears in firefox window

Hi Folks,
I have Acrobat Pro 8.1.2 on XP SP2 and I'm running firefox 2.0.0.13. When I open a pdf which pops up in another firefox window, everything seems fine. However, if I go back to my original firefox window and open or close a tab, when i go back to the embedded pdf window, the pdf has disappeared! Even the menu items in the window are gone - it's just an empty grey box with the firefox title bar and status bar intact.
This doesn't happen if i just go back and forth between firefox windows. I can hit ctrl-R in the embedded window and it will reload and display the pdf. Can anyone help with this? I'm not sure if it's an adobe plugin issue, a firefox issue, or both. Thanks a bunch.
allie

IMO, You have the option not to display the Smartform, but out of Smartform's OTF, you can convert it to PDF and display it in the custom screen...
Hope this gives you an alternative.
Thanks & regards,
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