Missing pages in PDF export

In Indesign CS4, when I export a 48 page document to PDF the last few pages are always missing. I've trying anything but I can't make it print the whole document.

I don't run Vista, so what I know is based on other posts, but the first thing to check is which folder did you install into? For Vista 64 it's important to install in the default location, which means most things should be in the (x86) Program files folder.
Next, can you EXPORT the file successfully, and are you printing, rather than exporting, for a particular reason?
Is it always the same number of pages missing? Is there anything common about the first page that's missing in the prints? Any .eps images? What about fonts?
What happens if you try exporting the document to .inx or .idml, then open those in ID and print to PDF?
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