Missing Printer Profiles in InDesign

I have just installed CS4 on my Macbook Pro/10.6.2 which had lots of printer profiles on it.  When I try to print and go to the Color Management section of the print dialog box, the Printer Profile drop down is greyed out and inaccessible.  No default option is shown in the drop down.  In Photoshop's print dialog, I can see the printer profiles.  So, I am confident they are installed correctly (and I have checked my Colorsync folders to confirm this).
What could be stopping InDesign from accessing them?
Thanks!

Thanks much for your help.  But, I'm having no luck.  I have tried the following:
1) Making an alias of /Library/ColorSync/Profiles and putting it into /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Color/
2) Making an alias of every profile in /Library/ColorSync/Profiles and putting them into /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Color/Profiles/
3) Copying one profile into an empty /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Color/Profiles/
After each effort, I would quit and restart InDesign.  Each time, the drop down is greyed out and inaccessible with no option displayed.

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