Changing style sheets causes hang (ID CS2 Windows)

I have several 25-page (or so) files that are part of a book file. I'm trying to change the tabs in some of the style sheets but when I make the changes within the style sheet dialog window and close it, InDesign hangs. I've let it go for 15 minutes just in case it's working, but it shouldn't take anywhere near that long. It also hangs if I try to delete a character style from the palette. Actually, any style change I've tried to make causes the same hang.
Any suggestions? I know it's not RAM because it works in other files (I have 4GB).
Thanks...

Might be a font problem. Anything different about these files?
Try exporting to .inx and resaving the result as a new .indd. Replace the original in the book with the new one and see if that helps, too.
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