PDF created in Illustrator CS5 causing problems in InDesign CS5

I have created a wallpaper / background in Illustrator CS5 that measures 646mm x 303mm (it's for an A4 folder cover) is in CMYK colour mode and is made up of only 2 layers.  Layer 1 is 3 rectangles - 1 the size of the page and 2 that are 50% of the full page.  They are all filled in with a gradient.  Layer 2 is 2 x waves made up os 2 lines then "Object", "Blend", "Specified Steps - 20", "Make".  This is the extent of the graphics on this page.  I have then saved it as a PDF (Illustrator Default) and it's size is 518k - pretty reasonable size.
Here's my problem -  When I place the PDF in InDesign as the background for my folder it is slowing all my processes down is I put my view to "High Quality".  I can move, resize, type or place anything without the program crashing or a monumental delay in whatever it is that I am trying to do.  Printing is also taking an excessive amount of time when I try to print off the PDF (created from the InDesign file and being all of 1.2MB).
Also - the illustrator document has now crashed once.
Other things that might be useful to know is that I am running on Windows XP, Office 2010, 32 bit, and have the whole CS5 package.
I can't think of any other information to give.
Do you think there is a system problem?  File issue?  Any advice would be FANTASTIC.
Thank you!!!!!

That's an issue with the shared PDF stuff in newer versions of Acrobat. There's realy no fix for this misbehavior, it's more or less a "hard" compatibility issue.
Mylenium

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