InDesign freezing...any ideas?

First I was getting this message:
And not just for that file. Which is, as you can see, on my C drive...not off on some network drive.
Then I couldn't export PDFs.
Then it started freezing up as soon as I opened anything.
Then I uninstalled and reinstalled the program.
Now it's back to freezing when I try to export a PDF.
Anybody have any ideas? I'm running ID CS6 on a Windows 8 machine.
Thanks!
~Valerie

You can try this: Re: InDesign 6 is crashing when attempting to open a particular document. All others are opening OK.
This is how to install a script on ID: http://indesignsecrets.com/how-to-install-a-script-in-indesign-that-you-found-in-a-forum-o r-blog-post.php

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