Conflict with color settings

Hello,
I'm using Creative Cloud and all my programs have synchronized colors. My problem is with InDesign. Colors do not look the same there. Everytime I go to color settings, the program shows this error:
"Some parameters in the color settings file could not be used. Default values will be used instead."
And InDesign changes color to default values. I can select my custom color space but I don't know if it is really working, because every time I go to Edit> color settings... I get the same error. I have to manually change my color settings every time I launch InDesing.
My custom color settings (initially set on Photoshop and synchronized using Bridge. I'm copying them from InDesign) are:
Working Spaces
RGB: Adobe RGB (1998)
CMYK: U.S. Web Coated (Swop) v2
Color Management Policies
RGB: Preserve Embedded Profiles
CMYK: Preserve Numbers (Ignore Linked Profiles)
(Nothing selected on "Profile Mismathes" and "Mising profiles")
Conversion Options:
Engine: Adobe (ACE)
Intent: Perceptual
("Use Black Point Compensation" is selected).
InDesing is the only program in the suite that can not synchronize with this settings.
I'm using Windows 7, 64 bit. All my Adobe programs are up to date. In design version is 8.0. This problem happens with any other custom workspace created, no matter what options are selected.
Thanks in advanced for any comments or help with this matter,
Alí Marín

Rob Day wrote:
Have you tried reinstalling InDesign? It sounds like something's wrong with your color profiles.
That's the only thing I haven´t tried, but I will and post about it.
I found a workaround though: If I set my desired color settings in InDesign, but don´t save them, then it works; I no longer get the error message if I go to Edit> Color Settings...
The color settings dialog box says that my Creative Cloud applications are unsynchronized, because I´m not using the .csf file previously synchronized using Bridge, but the settings are exactly the same and I can get around it. Colors actually work as they should.
So this seems to be a problem with InDesign accessing any saved color settings file. My color profiles aren´t wrong, because all other programs in the Suite use them with no trouble.
InDesign just wants to have it's own, non saved, color settings. How about that? Guess I got the selfish version .

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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:37:07 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
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          border-radius: 13px;
    -moz-border-radius: 13px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 13px;
    border: 3px solid #F7F723;
    z-index:3;
.content {
          padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
          width: 780px;
          float: left;
          background: #E8F8FF;
/* ~~ This grouped selector gives the lists in the .content area space ~~ */
.content ul, .content ol {
          padding: 0px 15px 5px 10px; /* this padding mirrors the right padding in the headings and paragraph rule above. Padding was placed on the bottom for space between other elements on the lists and on the left to create the indention. These may be adjusted as you wish. */
/* ~~ The navigation list styles (can be removed if you choose to use a premade flyout menu like Spry) ~~ */
ul.nav {
          list-style: none; /* this removes the list marker */
          border-top: 0px solid #FFFF66; /* this creates the top border for the links - all others are placed using a bottom border on the LI */
          margin-bottom: 50px; /* this creates the space between the navigation on the content below */
          font: Arial Black, Verdana, , Helvetica, sans-serif;
          font-size:1.3em;
          font-weight:bold;
          z-index:2;
ul.nav li {
          border-bottom: 0px solid #FFFF66; /* this creates the button separation */
          font: 120%/1.4 Arial Black, Verdana, , Helvetica, sans-serif;
ul.nav a, ul.nav a:visited { /* grouping these selectors makes sure that your links retain their button look even after being visited */
          padding: 3px 0px 5px 0px;
          display: block; /* this gives the link block properties causing it to fill the whole LI containing it. This causes the entire area to react to a mouse click. */
          width: 185px; /*this width makes the entire button clickable for IE6. If you don't need to support IE6, it can be removed. Calculate the proper width by subtracting the padding on this link from the width of your sidebar container. */
          text-decoration: none;
          color: #FFFF0D;
          background: #595FFF;
ul.nav a:hover, ul.nav a:active, ul.nav a:focus { /* this changes the background and text color for both mouse and keyboard navigators */
          background: #595FFF;
          font: 120%/1.4 Arial Black, Verdana, , Helvetica, sans-serif;
          color: #FFFFFF;
/* ~~ The footer ~~ */
.footer {
          padding: 10px 0;
          background: #595FFF;
          color: #FFFF0D;
          position: relative;/* this gives IE6 hasLayout to properly clear */
          clear: both; /* this clear property forces the .container to understand where the columns end and contain them */
/* ~~ miscellaneous float/clear classes ~~ */
.fltrt { /* this class can be used to float an element right in your page. The floated element must precede the element it should be next to on the page. */
          float: right;
          margin-left: 8px;
.fltlft { /* this class can be used to float an element left in your page. The floated element must precede the element it should be next to on the page. */
          float: left;
          margin-right: 8px;
.clearfloat { /* this class can be placed on a <br /> or empty div as the final element following the last floated div (within the #container) if the #footer is removed or taken out of the #container */
          clear:both;
          height:0;
          font-size: 1px;
          line-height: 0px;
-->
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="header">
<a href="#"><img src="images/Chamber-Logo-2.gif" alt="Reardan Chamber Logo" width="187" height="163" hspace="10" vspace="5" align="top" /></a><img src="images/Reardan-Chamber-Title.gif" width="476" height="204" alt="Reardan Area Chamber of Commerce, Dedicated to Preserving and Enhancing Area Businesses" /><p></p>
<p style="color: #F00">This Site is under construction! Please pardon our dust as we create!</p>
</div>
<div class="sidebar1">
    <ul class="nav">
      <li><a href="about.html">About Us</a></li>
      <li><a href="history.html">Reardan History</a></li>
      <li><a href="activities.html">Activities</a></li>
      <li><a href="business.html">Business<br />
        Directory</a></li>
      <li><a href="about.html">Join the<br />
        Chamber</a></li>
       <li><a href="links.html">Links<br />
  <span style="font-size: 85%">Tourism</span><br />
      </a></li>
    </ul>
     </div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="box" +"slide">
<script type="text/javascript">
// BeginOAWidget_Instance_2559022: #slideshow
                           slideshowAddCaption=true;
$(window).load(function() {
$('#slideshow').cycle({
                    after:                              slideshowOnCycleAfter, //the function that is triggered after each transition
                    autostop:                              false,     // true to end slideshow after X transitions (where X == slide count)
                    fx:                                        'blindX',// name of transition effect
                    pause:                              false,     // true to enable pause on hover
                    randomizeEffects:          true, // valid when multiple effects are used; true to make the effect sequence random
                    speed:                              100, // speed of the transition (any valid fx speed value)
                    sync:                              true,     // true if in/out transitions should occur simultaneously
                    timeout:                    5000, // milliseconds between slide transitions (0 to disable auto advance)
                    fit:                              true,
                    height:                       '300px',
                    width:         '525px'   // container width (if the 'fit' option is true, the slides will be set to this width as well)
function slideshowOnCycleAfter() {
          if (slideshowAddCaption==true){
                              $('#slideshow-caption').html(this.title);
// EndOAWidget_Instance_2559022
</script>
<div id="slideshow">
    
    <img src="images/100_1537.jpeg" width="600" height="450" title="caption for image1" /> <img src="images/Parade-2011-2.jpg" width="300" height="225" title="caption for image2" /> <img src="images/100_1495.jpeg" width="600" height="450" title="caption for image3" />
    <div title="sample title"> Images for slide show will need to be re-sized to fit box to avoid distortion</div>
    <img src="images/beach4.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="caption for image4" /> <img src="images/beach5.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="caption for image5" /> </div>

<div id="slideshow-caption"></div></div>
<div class="sidebar2" "anotherClass editable"><p align="center"><strong>Chamber News</strong><br />
Local News item
<br />
Another New item</p>
<p align="center">lots of news this week<br />
    <br />
    <br />
    <br />
</p>
</div>
<div class="sidebar3" "anotherClass editable"><p align="center"><strong>Upcoming Events</strong></p>
<div align="center">    <a href="activities.html" style="color: #FFFF0D">Community wide yard sales</a><br />
    <br />
    <br />
    <br />
    <br />
</div>
</div>
<div class="content"><br />
<br />
</div>
<div class="footer">
        <p align="center"><span style="font-size: small">Reardan Area Chamber of Commerce</span><br />
          <span style="font-size: x-small">[email protected] - 509.796.2102</span><br />
        </p>
        
</div></body>
</html>

If you DO want the slideshow overlaping the navigation try the below css:
.sidebar1 {
    float: left;
    width: 225px;
    margin: 60px 0px 60px 60px;
    color: #FFFF0D;
    background: #595FFF;
    border-radius: 13px;
    -moz-border-radius: 13px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 13px;
    padding: 5px 5px 0px 5px;
    border: 3px solid #F7F723;
.box {
float: left;
margin-left:-60px;
width:700px;
height:350px;
border-radius: 13px;
-moz-border-radius: 13px;
-webkit-border-radius: 13px;

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