"Cannot open resource file" message on Save in InDesign CS3

Hi there,
I'm running InDesign CS3 5.0.3 on a 2.4GHZ MacBook Pro with 2GB RAM and OS X 10.4.11.
I'm finding that when I have a document open and hit Save, I get the message "Cannot open resource file". If I quit and reopen my changes do appear to have been saved.
Googling around reveals little on this particular message, and I've tried what I've found (closing Scripting/Info windows) but it's still happening. There's also a suggestion of deleting the InDesign Saved Data file, but I can't find where that is. Is it a pre-CS3 thing?
Any ideas?
Cheers,
/stephen

Reposting because the "Forums have changed!" message popped up and obliterated my edit.
Basically, I am cross-posting from this thread:
Leox, "InDesign CS3 5.0.4 Changes to documents not being registered properly" #11, 17 Feb 2009 1:31 am
Because some of my users with that problem ALSO report that they get the "Cannot open resource file" prior to saving (which ends up with a crash and no saved document).
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