Acrobat Distiller Adobe PDF default setting changes mysteriously

I am using Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional on a Windows XP PC. On numerous occasions, my Acrobat Distiller Adobe PDF default setting changes mysteriously from "High Quality" to "PDFX1a". I do not know what is causing the default setting to change automatically. Would you know some possible causes? Thanks for your help.

Hi Led2,
Have you tried repairing the Acrobat installation and checked?
I would also recommend updating to version 9.5.5 and check.
Regards,
Ravi

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