Illustrator Error - Acrobat PDF File Format is having difficulties. Expected a Dict Object

Hi all,
I am getting a strange error on Illustrator CS4 on my Mac.
Randomly when I open an existing Illustrator file it corrupts with the above error :-(
Once the file becomes corrupt we cannot open it and have to revert to a backup.
I have narrowed it down to files with multiple artboards.
Does anybody have any suggestions?
Ger...
Illustrator 14.0.0
Mac OS 10.5.8
Mac Pro 6gb RAM

Gerard, thief,
It may (or may not) be possible to rescue contents if you use the http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/500/cpsid_50032.html on both the corrupt document and a healthy older version, and instead of step 3 as described compare the coding, especially at the start. You may be able to replace/copy dissimilar code from the healthy document to heal the corrupted one, or to replace/copy similar code from the corrupted one to a copy of the healthy one.

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