Modifying the default .pdf presets

Using CS3
I've made my own preset for saving .pdf proofs from Illustrator. However it always defaults to the 'illustrator default' .pdf preset.
Is there a way to either;
- Make my preset the default so that I don't have to select it every time.
OR
- Modify the existing 'illustrator default' preset to be my own settings permanently.
99% of the time I'm using my preset and it sucks having to go to the dropdown every time and choose it.

Record an action, it remembers the preset you chose. I like to send mine to the desktop, and then I put them in the correct folders afterwards.
Tip: I record a save prior to teh save as pdf, so I don't accidentaly make a pdf and not save my revisions to the .ai file. I do get a false positive saying that save is not available (if this has already been saved) but to me that is worth not losing track of work/revisions.
The action is fast, and occasionally crashes illustrator sometimes(have found this true on different computer at different agencies I work at), so set your flyout menu playback settings to 1 sec delay.

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