PDF optimizer destroying bookmarks and links

Help. I am trying to reduce a PDF book from 730MB to under 700, so it can be published on a CD. Reduce file size cannot be used as it reduces resolution of images too much. The pages need to print out well on home printers as they have detailed charts.
I am on Acrobat 8. The PDF was produced by InDesign 5.0.4.
I am using PDF optimizer but it is destroying my bookmarks and hyperlinks, though not consistently.
My images and embedded video take up 98% of the space so I only need to compress the images slightly.I have set image compression to 300, Jpeg2000, Lossless.
I have made it compatible with Acrobat 8. In Discard User Data and Discard Objects no boxes are checked, but the boxes with these titles on the left are checked.
In Clean Up settings I have 'Compress document Structure', with 3 boxes ticked - use Flate (2 boxes), and Optimize for fast web view.
What can I do to reduce the file size slightly but keep all bookmarks and links?

I'm running Acrobat 9 Professional. There may be some differences if you are running another version.
Do you have View/Page Display set to Allow Scrolling when you create these bookmarks/links? This will allow you to set Bookmarks with part of the next page showing. However, when you click on a bookmark it will take you to the top of the next page.
This is a "feature" of the software and I think there is nothing you can do about it. You can add actions to your bookmark that will zoom out and zoom in after going to the destination but these only approximate the actual destination. Using Named Destinations will not work either.
A better way would be to create your bookmarks from the Structure of your document (i.e., the Tags Panel). Bookmarks created from the Structure will allow the display of more than one page. The heading or other tagged content that is bookmarked will appear at the top of the display. The Action will look the same in the Panel, but the Bookmark has a different effect.
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