Certain files under System Preferences won't open

When I open System Preferences and try to open the files 'Security' 'Sound' and 'Mouse and Keyboards' I only get a message telling me that the file can't be opened due to an unexpected error. All of the other files in the folder work fine, but these three don't, at all. I bought my macbook a week ago and everything else works great, I just can't access a few preferences.

Use your Disk Utility App to Verify your hard drive's Disk Permissions then run the Repair the Disk Permissions option.
Not promising that will fix it but the procedure should reconnect all your internal functions and features.
Also, download Onyx, a free OSX maintenance program, that you can set up to run automatically (say late at night when you are asleep) and to run other maintenance procedures which may also correct the problems.
If that fails then the next option is a reinstall of OSX from your original backup OSX CDs (found in your MacBook box).
Hope this helps!
Tim...

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Apr 18 13:37:22 Michael-Leungs-MacBook PleaseSleep[288]: Application is enabled
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Apr 18 13:37:31 Michael-Leungs-MacBook [0x0-0x58058].com.apple.systempreferences[1136]: Couldn't find any matches.
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