Illustrator Freezes when trying to use text

Ever had a problem using text in illustrator? Every time I try illustrator crashes :( I'll open a new document and try add some text and freeze. Anyone else had this problem?

deenic,
You may try this solution posted by Tim Baugh a good year ago:
>On a PC go Start>Control Panel>Regional and language options. Check that the lanuages selected in the Regional, Languages/Detail and Advanced are exactly the same. It worked for me.
>Tim
It would have been lost in the abyss, had it not been saved in the VSA.

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