CS3 hangs when saving as PDF

Having another issue today. When saving my file as Acrobat(PDF), the program just lock up. Only way out is to task manager and close down. Am running Vista Home Pro, Core2 Quad with 3gb memory. It had worked for about a week then all of a sudden, this issue. I have the complete CD3 master suite loaded and reloading/running the repair did not help. Anyone experience this or have an answer? Thanks in advance.

I'll assume you're working on a Windows system.
It's there, just off-screen.
Have you ever had a second monitor installed or worked at a different screen resolution?
Unfortunately, the PDF options dialog cannot be repositioned using normal methods (see http://forums.adobe.com/message/2465666#2465666). Position information is buried deep in the Windows registry, so resetting prefs (and, possibly, even reinstalling Illustrator) won't help.
Can you temporarily switch to a higher resolution or attach a second monitor? Once you have the dialog visible, you can pull it into your primary monitor area. It should then stay there after you restore your setup.
Creating a new Windows user account and logging in as a new user might also solve the problem.

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