InDesign CS 6 Package - " Cannot copy necessary font(s)"

Hi,
I've recently installed InDesign CS 6 on my Mac. Everything works fine until I start to package my files. I'll get the above error message and nothing will be copied out. I've been browsing the forum and saw that a few others also experienced similar problems. I've tried some of the methods (Re-installing InDesign & Trashing my preference) but none works. I've an older version of Indesign CS 5.5 and the same document file package out fine. I'm running on OS X 10.6.8 on a MacPro. The problem does not just lie in one file. All my other files are experiencing the same problems with packaging on CS 6. And I'm only using 1-2 font type (Univers).
Would greatly appreciate if anyone could give me some directions on this. Thanks!
Cheers,
Jeffrey

I see this was posted almost a year ago. Did you ever find any resolution? I am now having this problem suddenly.

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C’est justement ce que j’étais entrain de faire, revérifier tous les noms. Ça m’encourage si c’est ce que vous me suggérez aussi.
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