Can't open files 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
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