Font  Capture Error on launching Illustrator CS3

Hi
When i try to launch Illustrator CS i always get this error and then the program crashes.
FONT CAPTURE:ILLUSTRATOR.EXE - FATAL APPLICATION EXIT
The specified module could not be found. C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue CS3\Client\3.0.0\VersionCue.DLL
i have tried reinstalling many times but i always get this error. Im running Win Vista Ultimate. Can anyone please help as its a pain not being able to run Illustrator. The other program in the suite eg Photoshop and Indesign all work perfectly and the error is just with Illustrator.
thanks

Try the solutions in this document: http://www.adobe.com/go/kb403266

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