Cannot open System prefrences after OS10.7.2 update

Since upgrading to OSX.7.2 i am unable to open System prefrences, what am i doing wrong

What happens when you try to open it?

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Reading
[Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214]
[Using Disk Utility in Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302672]
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Updated to 10.10 a week ago. Grateful for any help. Cannot access or change system preferences and mac is also unstable. Can you help identify problem and fix for it?
After multiple disk utilities permissions verifications and repairs, removal of com.apple.systempreferences.plist (I still have it) ran the console while trying to open System Preferences and got following messages (hope this is not too much)
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11/28/14 5:13:38.214 PM cloudd[219]: Couldn't pull url from backing account <CKDBackingOSXAccount: 0x7ffb99d359d0> or context <CKDClientContext: 0x7ffb9b0579c0; applicationBundleID=com.apple.Safari containerID=<CKContainerID: 0x7ffb9b04bfa0; containerIdentifier=com.apple.SafariShared.WBSCloudHistoryStore, containerEnvironment="Production">>
11/28/14 5:13:38.215 PM cloudd[219]: Couldn't determine base URL for server type 2 partition type 1 off account info provider <CKDAccount 0x7ffb9b05b980> ("[email protected]" Account ID: 31C8845D-1256-4EBA-A654-963394862CAB)
11/28/14 5:13:38.215 PM cloudd[219]: <CKDTokenRegistrationURLRequest: 0x7ffb9b057db0> Request does not have a URL. Failing.
11/28/14 5:13:38.215 PM cloudd[219]: <CKDGetRecordZonesURLRequest: 0x7ffb99c62520> Failed to get push token, soldiering on.
11/28/14 5:13:38.216 PM cloudd[219]: Couldn't create url from dataclass properties (null)
11/28/14 5:13:38.216 PM cloudd[219]: Couldn't pull url from backing account <CKDBackingOSXAccount: 0x7ffb99d359d0> or context <CKDClientContext: 0x7ffb9b0579c0; applicationBundleID=com.apple.Safari containerID=<CKContainerID: 0x7ffb9b04bfa0; containerIdentifier=com.apple.SafariShared.WBSCloudHistoryStore, containerEnvironment="Production">>
11/28/14 5:13:38.216 PM cloudd[219]: Couldn't determine base URL for server type 0 partition type 1 off account info provider <CKDAccount 0x7ffb9b05b980> ("[email protected]" Account ID: 31C8845D-1256-4EBA-A654-963394862CAB)
11/28/14 5:13:38.217 PM cloudd[219]: <CKDGetRecordZonesURLRequest: 0x7ffb99c62520> Request does not have a URL. Failing.
11/28/14 5:13:38.238 PM cloudd[219]: Couldn't create url from dataclass properties (null)
11/28/14 5:13:38.239 PM cloudd[219]: Couldn't pull url from backing account <CKDBackingOSXAccount: 0x7ffb99d359d0> or context <CKDClientContext: 0x7ffb9b0579c0; applicationBundleID=com.apple.Safari containerID=<CKContainerID: 0x7ffb9b04bfa0; containerIdentifier=com.apple.SafariShared.WBSCloudHistoryStore, containerEnvironment="Production">>
11/28/14 5:13:38.239 PM cloudd[219]: Couldn't determine base URL for server type 2 partition type 1 off account info provider <CKDAccount 0x7ffb9b05b980> ("[email protected]" Account ID: 31C8845D-1256-4EBA-A654-963394862CAB)
11/28/14 5:13:38.240 PM cloudd[219]: <CKDTokenRegistrationURLRequest: 0x7ffb99d45c40> Request does not have a URL. Failing.
11/28/14 5:13:38.240 PM cloudd[219]: <CKDGetRecordZonesURLRequest: 0x7ffb9b26afa0> Failed to get push token, soldiering on.
11/28/14 5:13:38.240 PM cloudd[219]: Couldn't create url from dataclass properties (null)
11/28/14 5:13:38.240 PM cloudd[219]: Couldn't pull url from backing account <CKDBackingOSXAccount: 0x7ffb99d359d0> or context <CKDClientContext: 0x7ffb9b0579c0; applicationBundleID=com.apple.Safari containerID=<CKContainerID: 0x7ffb9b04bfa0; containerIdentifier=com.apple.SafariShared.WBSCloudHistoryStore, containerEnvironment="Production">>
11/28/14 5:13:38.240 PM cloudd[219]: Couldn't determine base URL for server type 0 partition type 1 off account info provider <CKDAccount 0x7ffb9b05b980> ("[email protected]" Account ID: 31C8845D-1256-4EBA-A654-963394862CAB)
11/28/14 5:13:38.240 PM cloudd[219]: <CKDGetRecordZonesURLRequest: 0x7ffb9b26afa0> Request does not have a URL. Failing.
11/28/14 5:13:41.605 PM CoreServicesUIAgent[298]: unexpected message <OS_xpc_error: <error: 0x7fff7824ec60> { count = 1, contents =
"XPCErrorDescription" => <string: 0x7fff7824ef70> { length = 18, contents = "Connection invalid" }
}>
11/28/14 5:14:08.161 PM mds[32]: (Volume.Normal:166) vsd:0x7fe62e837000 DisabledStore recycle:6 context:{
DisabledRecycleCount = 6;
11/28/14 5:14:08.200 PM mds[32]: (Volume.Error:577) vsd:0x7fe62e8e0400 Open failed. failureCount:6 {
DisabledRecycleCount = 6;

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

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