Illustrator CS5 no tools work except hand tool

Hi,
I've just installed the adobe illustrator CS5 on my mac os X Lion 10.7 and now when I open an .ai document or try to create a new one The only tool I can use is the hand tool. When I try to click on another one the hand comes back automatically when the mouse is on the document.

Yeah! I've turned on the acces for peripheral help.
Thanks a lot

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