Applications don't "Open" or "Save As" into file's original folder anymore.

When I am working in any software package, I am having opening and saving problems.
1. When I attempt to open an file, the software defaults to my user Documents folder rather than the last used folder. Even after I've been working a while.
2. When I attempt to "save as" a document, the software defaults to the parent folder of the file's folder rather than the file's folder.
3. When I click on the "Recent Places" drop down in the "Save As" screen, my apps crash.
I have tossed a few prefs.
1. Illustrator Prefs Folder - But this is not an Adobe only issue. It's system-wide.
2. Finder Prefs
3. A few others I don't rememeber. Sorry.
Anybody got any great ideas?
iMac G5 17" Mac OS X (10.4.8)
iMac G5 17" Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Then, the problem's system-wide and you might consider doing an Archive & Install installation (see http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/install/ for details), saving user and network settings. Backup your current installation to an external, bootable HD using something like Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper!, etc. so you can get back toi where you are now.

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