Can't print in Indesign or Illustrator

Due to a problem with my computer (MacBook Pro) 10.8.5, I had to clean my disk and reinstall CS4.  Since then i cannot print Illustrator or In Design files.  As soon as I click on the print command the program crashes.  I have updated the software.  Photoshop (I have  a CS5 verion of Photoshop) prints fine.  Before I erase and re-install, is there a simpler solution?

I can't help with your color proplem -- don't know the printer -- but you can use a script to impose your booklet in a new file, then export that to PDF.
The two I use are by Dave Saunders. The first, http://pdsassoc.com/downloads/Buildbooklet.zip merely shuffles the pages in a new file. You then export that as spreads. It's very fast and easy, but cannot handle objects that cross the spine.
The second is at Dave's CS3 Booklet Script and works by placing pages into a new spread-size document. This one does do cross-spine objects, but neither one handles creep. It's been awhile since I used either, but I think bleeds may be an issue for the second script, too.
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