Can't open a file in Illustrator CS

Hi There,
I've trawled through quite a few discussion boards before posting, but I'm stumped.
I'm using Illustrator CS, the original version which has been great for over 4-5 years. Now I find that I cannot open a file in CS when using <open> from the menu bar.
Usually we get the finder window to select the documents, but the programe quits even before it gets to this stage.
I added an account and tried to open files in Illustrator but this problem happened again.
I can double click an Ai file from the finder window...this launches Illustrator and opens the file ok. I also tried to create a new document which would not save at all.
I have the crash report from Illustrator, just wondering if someone could have a look and see if they can work it out.
Thanks So Much
Kitty

Hi,
Please download and install Creative cloud desktop app from the link below that will fix the issue with Adobe Application Manager,
https://creative.adobe.com/products/creative-cloud
Once you have this installed please install the latest version of premiere pro that premiere pro 2014.1(8.1).
Now try to open the project.
Hope that helps.
Thank you,
Mohd. Naseem.

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