Applications quit when printing

I have a weird problem with printing on a MacBook running 10.4.8. Any time I try to print something using COMMAND+P or File/Print, the active application that I am in crashes. Doesn't matter whether it's a Universal or Rosetta app. and it doesn't matter which printer I am using. The really weird thing is if I click the "print" icon in applications that have it, the print job goes out succesfully. Of course, when I do that, the print dialog box doesn't appear, so I can't make changes to specify paper trays, layout, etc. This is driving me up the wall. I've tried deleting the printers from the Printer Setup Utility and recreating them, but that has not resolved the problem. I know this is user-specific because if I log into a guest account I set up on the computer, I have no problems printing from there.
It seems to me there has to be some sort of preference or cache file that is corrupt in my Home directory. Can anyone offer suggestions on how to rectify the problem?
2.0 GHz Duo Core MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I have the same problem!!! I have done the samething! I get the color wheel and then the crash message! I don't want to re install because I have some apps on my computer that I have lost the CD to re install them. I have even checked and repair permissions.
Thanks,
Darrin
PowerBook G4 1 GHZ/1.25 RAM/80 GB/15" Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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