Illustrator CS2 "Save for Web" not functioning properly.

Question

Illustrator CS2, OS X 10.4.11.
I am creating graphics for the Web with Illustrator CS2. When I go to Save for Web, the Save for Web window opens properly but the original graphics and type (even though the type is converted to outlines), become pixelated therefore my Web images are pixelated.
Attached is an example of a jpeg saved at maximum 100 quality.
I am not umderstanding why my originals become pixelated when doing Save for Web. It used to work until yesterday.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Can anyone help?
Much appreciated and thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Mom,
I figured there's nothing wrong with my native file as a co-worker did the same and Save for Web worked.So why is it that when I do Save for Web, the native file pixelates when previewing the "original"?
That's what I can't figure out. One minute it worked fine, the next... bang!
That, and gprobst also being save correctly, imply that there is something wrong with your preferences.
No time to wait for the server. Here is an extract of the most important part:
THE CURE:
Up to Illustrator 10, almost all the preference settings were included in the  aiprefs file, and almost all issues with corrupted settings could be solved by  deleting or moving it; in some rare cases, moving or deleting the folder holding  the settings was required.
From Illustrator CS on, the preference settings have been spread over a  number of files/subfolders so in many cases deleting the aiprefs file is not  enough: the easy solution is to move the whole folder rather than trying to  figure out which file(s) may be corrupted; just deleting the folder without  moving it first has proved fruitless in some cases.
Therefore, the cure all consists of the following steps:
1. Close Illustrator.
2. Make a Windows search including hidden files and  folders and including subfolders for the  folder holding the preference files; the name of the folder depends on the  Illustrator version, and the position of the folder depends on the OS version.  There is one folder for each version and for each user so it is important to  find the relevant one.
Up to version 10, the name of the folder is Adobe Illustrator  [X],
From version CS on, the name of the folder is Adobe  Illustrator [X] Settings.
[X] is the version number; as standalone versions, CS (Creative Suite) is  called 11, CS2 is called 12, and CS3 is called 13, but the version numbers with  CS are used in the folder name.
3. Either:
a) Create a subfolder and move all the contents into it; or
b) Move  the whole folder to the Desktop.
With both you may recover the contents of the folder by moving it back if the  issue is not solved and get your preference settings back.
a) requires creation of the subfolder, but it makes recovery easier,  especially if you create a shortcut to the preference settings folder, and you  can skip the search if/when corruption occurs again.
You may delete the folder/contents subsequently.
4. If you have Windows Vista, restart Windows. If not, continue  to 5 without delay.
5. Restart Illustrator, and see whether the issue is  solved.