Help! Suddenly iTunes/iPhoto/AddressBook and others won't open

Recently when on Safari, i'm told by certain websites to update Safari, when it's already current. Then today shockwave won't load when I go to any web page. Now iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie and other programs won't open. I can still get on the web, still use some programs like FileMaker Pro and Safari. Can anyone help?
Thanks!

Hi stoph-man,
First of all, Welcome to the Apple Discussions Forums!
Frequently, when applications refuse to open or "quit unexpectedly" it is a font problem.
For a more detailed explanation, and suggestions for resolving the issue have a look at Dr. Smoke's, of the X-Lab, FAQ found @:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/multipleappsquit.html
Read carefully and follow the suggestions in the order given.
hope that helps some,
littleshoulders [:-)
PS. Please take advantage of the Solved/Answered and Helpful feature of your topic. This not only rewards those helping you but alerts future users as to which topics were Solved/Answered and to which posts within were the most helpful.

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