Illustrator CS3 won't save ai files

I have Illustrator CS3 on Windows Vista Home on Dell Inspiron 530/530s
I have had this software for quite a while, but just recently it has stopped allowing me to save as an ai file. I can save in any other format just fine.
I have searched the web on this and tried every fix I saw, none of which worked. The most recent file is tiny, no fonts, 2 color! I was able to take it into Corel and save it as an ai and open it in Illustrator, but it would not resave in illustrator.
I have tried saving to desktop, checked print spooling was on auto (it was) etc. etc. I did buy 2 new HP printers recently. One is a laser P1515n, and the other a ink jet Photosmart C4680. Beyond that, nothing has changed.
This is a huge issue for me, and is causing down time trying to find an answer while being unproductive. HELP!?!~

That did not help
Barbara Curtis
herbstone design, llc
phone and fax:  609.466.2124
mobile: 609.439.9070
www.herbstone.com (http://www.herbstone.com/)
In a message dated 3/17/2010 3:53:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:
Try  launching the application by right-clicking the Illustrator.exe and
then  choosing 'Run as Administrator". See if that helps.
-  Neeraj

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