System preferences panes won't open in M.L.

I just installed Mountain Lion on two machines, apparently with success. With a MBP, and only in one account, I can't open selected panels in system preferences panes: notifications, desktop and screensaver, security and privacy, date and time, dictation and speech, time machine, and startup disk. This issue is specific to my account. I've another account on this same machine and the preferences panes open and work. I've already done the permissions repair, used Disk Utility in Recovery mode, repaired the hard drive disk, and reinstalled Mountain Lion, all to no effect. On my iMac, all works well. Does anyone have an idea of what to do next?

Right click on the System Preferences app in your Applications Folder. Select "get info" and make sure the 32 bit check box is NOT checked.

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I just installed Mountain Lionon my iMac. When I try to open the System Preferences panes for Notifications; Security & Privacy; iCloud; Mail, Contacts & Calendars; and Desktop & Screen Saver though, I get the message
To use the “[Name of pane]” preferences pane, System Preferences must quit and reopen.
Selecting OK causes the System Preferences to disappear and then come back, but that same error message is still there. How do I get rid of it so I can acess those panes? Thanks!

Yep:
Go to Applications folder
Select System Preferences
Enter Command I
Under General, deslect Open in 32-bit mode
Then try to acess what you were trying to earlier.
Good luck!

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