ICloud preference pane won't launch

The skinny:
MacBook Air (circa 2011) running OS X 10.7.5 – can not get iCloud preference pane to launch; results in endless spinning beach ball and eventual forced quit. Also notice that Mail preferences hangs (this, after trying to access the Accounts tab). Both System Pref. and Mail will launch and run after forced quit, but will again hang.
Everything seems to function o.k., but I notice that my iCal events are not syncing to iPhone, iPad, or other laptop (MacBook Pro running 10.8). Haven't changed settings on MacBook Air.
Any leads welcome!

One thought that I have is that you need to repair your "login Keychain" using the Keychain Access application (/Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access).
If you don't know, the Mac "Keychain" is responsible for securely storing all sorts of credentials and passwords for you such as your iCloud login, Mail accounts, and WiFi passwords to name a few. It does this behind the scenes on your behalf so that you don't need to reenter your passwords ever time you open Mail for example. If, for some reason your login keychain becomes corrupted, then connections and logins to all sorts of things stop working.
Apple provides an easy way to check your keychain for corruption and repair it if necessary. It's called Keychain First Aid. Try this:
Open "Applications "> "Utilities" > "Keychain Access"
Click the "Keychain Access" menu > "Keychain First Aid"
Type in your password
Select the "Repair" toggle option
Click the "Start" button
When it's done, note the result. If it ends with: "No problems found ... Verification completed" then it didn't find any problems. If is says otherwise, then post back here. If is says that it repaired anything, then try the preference panes again and see if there is any improvement.

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How do I resolve this. My software is up to date 10,9,1
Thanks Bruce

I have a limilar problem.
I suspect it started after the recent notification from Apple that they are enabled 2 steps verification (i recently received this email from Apple "Two-step verification for Apple ID now requires app-specific passwords".)
I am unable to check either iCloud or Internet Accounts.
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Hello
I have 3 problem.
Could not load Internet Accounts preference pane.
Could not load iCloud preference pane.
I also can't open the Mail application.
I already tried to log in as guest user, I can open everything in guest user. So guest user have no problem.
I also tried to log in in safe mode, nothing was working. So I guess I have problem with the admin user.
I also reinstall the operating system and nothing change.
Please any help?
Thank you.
Hind.

Do a backup.
Quit the application.
Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.
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I am running a Mac Pro (Mid 2010), OS X Yosemite version 10.10.1.
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Same problem here.
Yesterday I deleted com.apple.systempreferences from User / Library and it seemed to solve the problem.
However today the problem is back and deleting that file no longer solves it.
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Following = Impossible; no such option in mail preferences - iCloud Mail couldn't be enabled from the iCloud Preference Pane. Open Mail and add your iCloud account from Mail preferences.

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What is your question?

When attempting to set up iCloud on my iMac I receive the following error message 'To use the "iCloud" preferences pane, System Preferences must quit and reopen'. I have tried quitting, re-booting etc but still receive this message. Any ideas?

When attempting to set up iCloud on my iMac I receive the following error message "To use the 'iCloud' preferences pane, System Preferences must quit and reopen."
I have tried quitting, even re-booting etc but still receive this message. Any ideas?

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Hallo iKnewit!
I cannot really help you but I have similar problems after upgrading from 10.6.8 to 10.8.2! I have connection problems to IMAP Accounts. I got some helpful answers ...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4855685
Regards from Vienna/Austria
Andy

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Andy,
I have the same problem and I think its because I have set it up the that my home folder resides on the server and is mapped to my laptop, which is the way I want to keep it. I'm having the same trouble with the internet accounts preferences also.
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Geoff.

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Advised to do an "Internet Restore" from good Backup (over 24 hours to complete); when complete, machine restarts = a circle with a cross diagonally through it and the spinning wheel. (It goes no further no matter how many times you reboot)
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"proxy-communications-error" = "Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4097 \"Couldn\U2019t communicate with a helper application.\"";
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I have a Mid 2010 17" MBP with OS X 10.9.2 installed. In the last month or so, I have had consistent problems with many of my iCloud-related services.
Symptoms:
Notes crashes upon opening.
Reminders does not sync.
Calendars says "Updating" for a long time before failing to sync.
Aperture crashes when trying to access photos in iCloud (Photo Stream, etc.).
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Reinstalling the OS and restoring from Time Machine
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