Hide bounding box of a selected object

I tried using the feature request page but got an error after typing all this and thankfully I copied all of the text I entered just before hitting submit just in case the website decided to act stupid like it did (would have to retype all of the following and many sites fail at keeping that info or even bringing back the page you were on.. Very bad for users)
*******Enhancement / FMR*********
Hide Bounding Box of selected objects
An option to turn this on/off under the view menu > Extras
Standardizing features like this across your Adobe apps (photoshop, illustrator) would make it more consistent since I was really looking hard to find a way to do this similar to the other apps I mentioned but InDesign failed to do this. It's very distracting trying to apply effects such as a drop shadow and not being able to see the result properly because of the bounding box. I hope this gets implemented ASAP.

After trying this again, it seemed to go through this time. Hopefully they get this implemented soon.

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Sorry, mistake in my original post. I should have said 30 degrees (or anything other than 45).
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Ive been working on this project in Illustrator for a day or two now. All of a sudden, all objects, both preexisting and newly created, have a very large purple bounding box regardless of what layer they belong to (pictured below).
In order to alter the size of the object, I have to find the corner of the large bounding box. I have a feeling it may be a setting I hit as this began happening after I was fiddling around with adding more artboards.
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Thanks for your reply!
I am able to make a direct selection without the bounding box present, however I dont believe having it grouped anywhere is the problem since even new objects created have this same problem.
Also, when I move the object with the black arrow, the bottom left corner of the purple bounding box stays fixed while the other three points move as I drag.

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I have included some pictures to better explain my issue. This first image indicates how the bounding box doesn't match the rectangle.
The second image shows the process of transforming the shape via dragging.
The third image shows the result.
Thanks for any help you can provide!

Mr. Bugge:
Thank you for your response and I apologize for the delay in mine. I couldn't try all of the fixes immediately because I had to complete some job duties before I could tinker with this issue.
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Closing Firefox
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Deleting Temp Files
Closing Other Adobe Programs (Including Bridge Running in the Background
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Re-installing Acrobat
Turning Off the Firewall (My Company Only Uses 1 Anyway)
Things I haven't tried yet but hope to try later:
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Check for Corrupt Fonts
Clear My Font Cache
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Mr. Bugge:
Thank you for your response and I apologize for the delay in mine. I couldn't try all of the fixes immediately because I had to complete some job duties before I could tinker with this issue.
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Closing Firefox
Clearing the Preferences
Moving the Preferences Folder
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Closing Other Adobe Programs (Including Bridge Running in the Background
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Re-installing Acrobat
Turning Off the Firewall (My Company Only Uses 1 Anyway)
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Update Printer Definition or Change Default Printer
Check for Corrupt Fonts
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Problem:
When I attempt to proportionately scale objects with the bounding box, by selecting a corner / handle and holding Shift as I drag, it doesn't work.
I'm not doing it wrong or in the wrong order of selection, etc., I've done it this way for years.
Also, Illustrator is persnickity. It HAS occasionally worked, but more often does not.
Restarting Illustrator, my computer, closing Entourage, nothing works.
I read this thread and none of the suggestions work.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/1258725#1258725
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