"Save As PDF" in Safari only Results in "Error While Printing"

Hi, first time poster. I searched through the forum and didn't find anything like my problem specifically on topic. I still Hope this isn't being redundant with anything else that has been posted.
Problem:
When I go to Print->Save as PDF the normal dialogue comes up without a problem. Its when I click on the save button that I an error saying "Error While Printing" pops up. Pulling up the console nets me with the following:
5/25/08 11:36:12 AM Safari[95216] Printing failed because PMSessionEndDocumentNoDialog() returned -30871.
And from CUPS:
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Listening to ::1:631 (IPv6)
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Listening to ::1:631 (IPv6)
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Listening to 127.0.0.1:631 (IPv4)
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Listening to /private/var/run/cupsd (Domain)
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Loaded configuration file "/private/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Using default TempDir of /private/var/spool/cups/tmp...
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Configured for up to 100 clients.
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Using policy "default" as the default!
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Full reload is required.
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Loaded MIME database from '/private/etc/cups': 52 types, 49 filters...
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Loading job cache file "/private/var/spool/cups/cache/job.cache"...
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Full reload complete.
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Cleaning out old temporary files in "/private/var/spool/cups/tmp"...
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Listening to ::1:631 on fd 4...
E [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Unable to bind socket for address ::1:631 - Address already in use.
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Listening to 127.0.0.1:631 on fd 6...
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Listening to /private/var/run/cupsd on fd 8...
I [25/May/2008:11:35:06 -0700] Resuming new connection processing...
*What I've Tried*
I haven't had any luck with the solutions others have posted online (like Little Snitch being a culprit) when I've searched for either the "Save As PDF", "Error While Printing", or the console log error. I've run the printer reset function in system preferences and I've never had any printer installed on the system.
I should note that prior to any of these problems with Safari, I installed the Firefox 3 RC1. I've since uninstalled it, because I was suspicious of it having an effect (being a little buggy as an RC). Removing it with AppCleaner hasn't changed the problem.
Thanks all,
-d

I could print/save as .pdf until I did my latest software upgrade. Now I get "error while printing", and have been unable to find a solution. this is quite a problem for me, because I do a lot of research on the Web and have saved my results for years in pdf. Have you found a solution?
Best regards,

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