Why can't I save a simple object as an ai file?

All of a sudden, completely out of the blue, I am unable to save even a simple element as an ai file. I'm working in CS3 and just can't figure out what happened. I haven't changed any settings and can't find any documentation on how to solve this problem. Tight deadline. Please help!

I read through the discussion and can't really see anything that applies.
I re-installed Illustrator and am getting the same results.
I opened a new document and drew a plain, one-colour square and tried to save that as an ai file and it gave me the same "an unknown error has occured" when trying to save as an ai file.
This just doesn't make any sense.
Everything was working fine yesterday and I've spent the entire day today trying to figure out why it won't do this one simple little task.
This is the busy time of year and I've no time to waste . . . how despressing, frustrating and discouraging!!!
Can't ANYONE help?

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