InDesign CS5.5 freezes when creating an idml file

Good Day All,
I have been using inDesign since it started and have never come across this problem. I have a file that I intially created in CS4, converted to CS5 and now CS5.5. I have been trying to convert it to an IDML file and EVERYTIME it hangs and freezes. It actually produces a file but non-useable. I have been struggling with this for the last two days.
I have;
removed cache recovery files
looked at all styles to ensure optical kerning wasn't on (seems like a common problem)
rebuilt the file and renamed it
replaced Adobe Garamond Pro with Garamond Premier Pro
tried it on another machine
Re-installed CS5.5
I am using Windows 7 Ultimate with CS5.5 the document is about 11 pages long and packaged and zipped is 34.0Mb
I am starting to pull my hair out here!! Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks!!
Curtis

Thanks for the reply, but it didn't work.  I tried to move the jpg but as soon as I get to that page or click on it in the links panel, I automatically get an error code: 3 message and then the software just cascades from there.  When I try to relink the graphic in the links panel nothing happens.  I even get an error when trying to unembed the graphic.  I've tried just about everything.  I'm think that if maybe I could just delete that entire page without actually looking at the page, I may be able to recover the rest of the document.  This has been one of the biggest headaches I've ever had to deal with as far as software goes and I deal with it every day (I'm a developer).  Any other suggestions are more than welcome.
Oh, and I wasn't sure how to "open as a copy."  I made a copy of the file and tried to open it but it reacted the same as the original.  Perhaps I misunderstood your meaning?
Thanks again for your help.

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