Can't access the Accounts in System Preferences

Every time I try, the top menu bar says "loading accounts..." and then I get a window saying "system Preferences quit unexpectedly" and gives me options to ignore, or report the problem. I've already tried repairing permissions.  Any ideas/suggestions?

Found the solution:
http://lockergnome.net/questions/27875/why-is-my-accounts-preference-pane-crashi ng
it suggested I use Terminal.  Now granted, I am a complete noob with terminal, and especially Sudo command, as I’ve heard it can cause havoc on your machine, but seeing as I’ve scoured the internet and have tried EVERYTHING else, including a fresh OS install and update, I figured this couldn’t hurt too much.  I checked the Users folder and found I had an extra “Guest” folder called Guest1.
I typed in the following in Terminal:
sudodscl . -delete /users/Guest1
and then tried the Accounts pane.  It worked.   Try at your own risk. Hope this helps!

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