Export to PDF errors in CS5 ME version

Dear All,
Our agency has upgraded all our machines to CS5 ME version.
We are facing a major problem when exporting to PDF from InDesign CS5 - ME
Its a random problem but basically we have a standard footer set up on the master page and then have applied our design,
In InDesign it all looks fine and is correct...we even can print from InDesign and everything is fine.....however when we export to PDF as spreads or single pages elements of the master page do not reproduce on all pages of the PDF document or if the do they move..
The problem seems to be random as we have used the same master document to paginate many sections of the document and on some sections its ok and other not...
The document has to go to print in 2 days via PDF to printer so can do with some help on this.
Many thanks
Richard

Hi,
Thanks for this we have had jumping and we have also had disappearing
altogether...and its not limited to just the logo now on the odd occasion,
the other symbols N , O , S , A at the bottom of the page disappear
also...bloody frustrating...strangely it always seems to be on a right hand
page...which leads me to think its something to do with the Middle East
version only....are you working on the ME version?
The only way we can get around this is to take off master page and then
paste in place on every single page...kind of makes the whole concept of
master pages redundant...
Richard

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