Illustrator CS4 won't let me open any files on a Mac OS X 10.6.8

I've uninstalled and reinstalled, but it still won't work and I need to use it quite urgently for work. Please help!

Michelle,
Did you run the Cleaner Tool in between uninstalling and reinstalling?
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

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