Crashes when I try to do anything

Question

I can open successfully but when I try to do anything it crashes immediately. I am on Yosemite 10.10.2. Also when it crashes it sends an error report and pops up with a screen that says
Adobe has found a solution or workaround for the recent crash in Adobe Illustrator.
Please click here for further details.
But there is no link attached and the click here is unclickable.
Help?

Answer 1

Tim,
I have never had the issue myself, only seen these fixes for what might (have) be(en) the same as the one you are experiencing, so I have no further information.
These strange crash cases are more or less guesswork and often solved by lucky tries, I am afraid.
Have things worked after your upgrading to Yosemite? If not, it may be worth reinstalling, preferably in the full three step way (see 6) below), and it may be worth updating drivers (including Wacom). Yosemite issues fill many threads here.
If no brighter suggestions appear, you may also try the list:
The following is a general list of things you may try when the issue is not in a specific file, and when it is not caused by issues with opening a file from external media. You may have tried/done some of them already; 1) and 2) are the easy ones for temporary strangenesses, and 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences); 5) is a list in itself, and 6) is the last resort.
If possible/applicable, you should save current artwork first, of course.
1) Close down Illy and open again;
2) Restart the computer (you may do that up to at least 5 times);
3) Close down Illy and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup (easy but irreversible);
4) Move the folder (follow the link with that name) with Illy closed (more tedious but also more thorough and reversible), for CS3 - CC you may find the folder here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/preference-file-location-illustrator.html
5) Look through and try out the relevant among the Other options (follow the link with that name, Item 7) is a list of usual suspects among other applications that may disturb and confuse Illy, Item 15) applies to CC, CS6, and maybe CS5);
Even more seriously, you may:
6) Uninstall (ticking the box to delete the preferences), run the Cleaner Tool (if you have CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6/CC), and reinstall.
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html