HELP! Problem with permissions

Here is my problem:
My computer has been acting strange, sometimes it will freeze, the screen will go dark and a message will pop up saying I need to restart. This could happen anytime in the middle of the siplest task, like ejecting a disk, or in the middle of using FCP. So I ran DW4 but whenever I run the permissions repair, I get the following error:
File: .com.Disc_ribeR.plist
Detected that property list data is damaged and cannot be repaired
XML Parser error:
Unexpected character V at line 1
Old style plist parser error
Unexpected ';' or '=' after key in line 1
Location MacintoshHD/library/Prefrences
My first question is:
I think this problem can be solved by finding and deleting the .com.Disc_ribeR.plist file, but I can't find it anywhere. Is it hidden? How do I find it?
My second question is:
What the **** is an "XML Parser" error?
My software is up to date.
Message was edited by: lcclark
Message was edited by: lcclark

Does Disc_ribeR mean anything to you, an application that you have installed?
I ask because if you delete that file it will be created afresh by the application that it refers to, but I was just wondering what that application might be. Is it part of Disk Warrior?
You can't see it in Finder because it starts with a " . "
In Terminal type
ls -al Library/Preferences
and you should see your file.
You could perhaps copy it, rectify the code in line 1 and fix it that way instead of deleteing it.
Message was edited by: roam

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