Unnecessary Acrobat 9 Warning in PDF Portfolio

When I open a PDF Portfolio using Acrobat 9 Professional, I get a screen advising "For the best experience, open this PDF portfolio in
Acrobat 9 or Adobe Reader 9, or later."
This is both unnecessary and confusing. Is this standard behavior, and if so is there some way to prevent it?

fwiw,
The ability to upload a file attachment to any of the Adobe Forums has been "off" for some time.
An easy alternative is to open a free acrobat.com account. Upload a copy of the problem Portfolio to it.
Use the share feature to provide a link that lets anyone participating here download the file for a look-see.
Easy, free, and may result in resolution(s).
Be well...

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