PDF forms in Reader: completing, saving, open, amend, save again

I have the following situation. I generated forms using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro, checked the option "Choose Advanced >  Extend Features In Adobe Reader" to make forms fillable and  savable for Acrobat Reader users. 
So far everything worked fine. User could open with Acrobat Reader, complete forms and save. However, when these files were re-opened to amend something or sent to others for amendment, the can not be saved again in altered form.
Anybody has a suggestions how to overcome? User are not all part of the same network and spread out all over the world.
Thanks for your ideas,
Al

Hello there,
I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble with Acrobat and Reader. Unfortunately, this forum is dedicated to questions about Acrobat.com (www.acrobat.com) and we can't offer help for questions about other Adobe products and services. I recommend re-posting your question to one or both of these forums:
The moderated Acrobat Users forums:
http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/aucbb/index.php
Reader forum:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/adobe_reader_forums/adobe_reader
You could also use the online help resources for these products:
Acrobat Help and Support:
http://www.adobe.com/support/acrobat/
Reader Help and Support:
http://www.adobe.com/support/reader/
I'm sorry not to be able to offer more specific advice, but you'll certainly find better help with the above links. Best of luck!
Kind regards,
Rebecca

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