Illustrator crashes when updating preferences

Hi guys!
I need your help. For two days my Illustrator CS4 has been crashing systematically when trying to access the Preferences, either by clicking on the button on the control panel, or by Edit > Preferences.
By crashing I mean the Preference window is not opening, and I can't click anywere, no keyboard shortcuts, can't do anything. Windows does not detect the crash and Illustrator stays open...
Needless to say that's really annoying as I need to change Smart Guides and other preferences. I need to finish this project!
It's Illustrator CS4 14.0.0 on a Dell XPS 1330 and Windows XP SP3.
Does it ever happen to you? Any ideas how I might fix it without reinstalling everything?
Many thanks,
Cheers,
Antoine

On Win XP, should be here:
C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CS3 Settings
Or try moving the folder. For instructions on how to do that, follow this link:
http://www.bugge.com/Family-and-friends/Illy/illy.html

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