IChatAgent hogging CPU, now won't log in or even display windows other accounts

iChat just started malfunctioning for me, (possibly coincidentally) right after uninstalling Acrobat Reader 9 and installing Acrobat Reader X.  Running OS X 10.6.8.
iChat will now cause the entire computer to lag, and Activity Monitor indicates iChat Agent is hogging the CPU, and continues to until I quit it through Activity Monitor.
I have since
Uninstalled Acrobat Reader X
Deleted all com.apple.iChat and com.apple.iChatAgent plists
Repaired permissions, both from normal booting and off the Snow Leopard DVD.
Reinstalled iChat using the Snow Leopard install disc and then ran the 10.6.8 combo upgrade to bring it into line with current.
Problems have not subsided, and now, when recreating my account logins (AIM and two Jabber accounts), while it will log into my AIM account, it won't even display windows for the two Jabber accounts or Bonjour when I add them.  The Window menu doesn't even give the option to bring the Jabber accounts up, and when the Bonjour window is selected, it asks to log in to Bonjour and never does.
And still, iChatAgent goes nuts and has to be forced to quit or my Macbook slows to a crawl.
Help?

Hi,
In iChat Menu > Preferences > Accounts deselect the options to Use this Account on both your Jabber IDs
Also try and deselect the option to Automatically log in on Launch.
Shut Down iChat then restart it so it only then loads the AIM Login.
Has iChatAgent stopped going crazy in Activity Monitor ?
If it has, delete com.apple.ichat.Jabber.plist
Restart iChat
This will causse the .plist to be rewritten from Defaults and info in the Keychain  (It does not hold your Buddy lists - these are held on the server as Jabber IDs only.
Go to the Preferences > Accounts and Select Use this Account on one Jabber ID.
Does it Login and has iChatAgent remained settled in Activity Monitor ?
If one work login the other.
Reset Automatically Login on Launch and restart iChat.
NOTE
All I have really asked is to Delete com.apple.ichat.Jabber.plist and restart iChat.
I have given other instructions to see if iChatAgent is having trouble with AIM's Login and cannot move on.
I have also suggested that you make sure both Jabber IDs cannot Login on iChat Start Ip as steps along the way.  (Ity may highlight one ID is more troublesome than the other).
If It seems the AIM Account is sending iChatAgent bananas then Quit iChat then delete com.apple.ichat.AIM.plist and then restart iChat.
DON'T Delete all the iChat .plists as we will learn nothing.
9:28 PM      Monday; June 27, 2011
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 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb( 10.6.7)
 Mac OS X (10.6.7),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

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