Failed to export PDF file

I have a 10-page color doc in InDesign CS4 that has exported to PDF dozens of times without issue. Other, similarly complicated PDFs work fine.
Some of the photos are at 10 per cent size in the InDesign doc (pages are very small).
I did a 'save-as' to clear out junk and worked on the file with the new name,
Even taking all the pictures out of the doc won't allow it to export.
The same doc will export on my computer at home.
I've trashed InDesign prefs and restarted.
Any ideas?

Yes, I have a different username at home.
OS at work, where the file won't export, is OSX 10.8.3. Probably same at home. Both computers are recent iMacs; one's a 21-inch, the other' a 27-inch.

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when trying to export a document in Indesign CS4 as PDF-file, I get an error message:
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Failed to Export PDF.
OK
After dismissing this dialog, the export-process quits and no PDF-file is created.
There aren't any further notice-, warning- or error messages.
The document itself should be valid, no links are missing or update-needing and all in used fonts are available on the system Indesign is running.
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