Font Preview suddenly missing

Yes, my Font Previews are missing. I have it cheked/turned on in Preferences-Type, as Large. Trying an other size (like Medium, Extra Large) makes PS crash.
The only thing I can think of that caused it is that I added Fireworks and Illustrator (from the original CS5 Web/Design CD's). The Font Preview in Fireworks CS5 and InDesign CS4 do work, not in Illustrator CS5. All elements are updated. I'm working with Windows XP SP3.
Anyone have ani ideas? Thank you on forehand!

Edit:
Got this message when trying to use the Type tool:

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Previewing fonts
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