Illustrator CS4 Not Responding

I am on a PC Windows Vista 64bit.  First Indesign gave me problems not it is Illustrators turn.
Recently illustrator CS4 has started to freeze.  The "when" changes day to day and not every day.  Sometimes it freezes after starting it up before even opening a file.  Sometimes only when opening an existing file, then when creating a new file.  Somedays it will open and let you make changes but then freezes when trying to save.  I give it a few minutes just in case it is being slow but it never unfreezes.  Yesterday it worked perfectly after the updates.  Today it is back to freezing again when I try to open/create a file.  It can't be a corrupt file if it freezes on creating a new file.  This is affecting my job.  If I can't open, change, or create new files, I'm stuck.  Please let me know what information you need to get a clearer picture of the problem.  I am a graphic artist not an IT person, but my boss expects me to figure out how to fix it.  Any suggestions would be great but hopefully not too complicated.
Thanks!

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