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Then it is possible it's a failing HD. Run Apple Hardware Test in Extended Mode, this is a time consuming test and it may need to be run a minimum of 3x to be sure it's not the HD. If it reports no error codes after the third try then it's probably not the HD.
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8/2/14 10:35:10.983 PM Preview[2007]: Critical failure: the LastResort font is unavailable.
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Hi,
I tried both suggestions, but they didn't resolve the issue.   Thank you both for trying to help.
The font tool was crashing when I tried to validate my font files. I looked and I didn't see the font in question listed in that tool. Crash stack is below.
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Norm
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Process:         Preview [533]
Path:            /Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview
Identifier:      com.apple.Preview
Version:         7.0 (826.4)
Build Info:      Preview-826004000000000~2
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [239]
Responsible:     Preview [533]
User ID:         501
Date/Time:       2014-08-04 11:51:56.926 -0700
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.4 (13E28)
Report Version: 11
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000
VM Regions Near 0:
-->
    __TEXT                 0000000107e19000-0000000107ffd000 [ 1936K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_platform.dylib       0x00007fff8e13e225 _platform_memcmp + 293
1   com.apple.CoreGraphics         0x00007fff89b4b760 CGColorTransformConvertColorComponents + 150
2   libRIP.A.dylib                 0x00007fff88ed9e77 ripc_GetColor + 2041
3   libRIP.A.dylib                 0x00007fff88ed93d4 ripc_Render + 156
4   libRIP.A.dylib                 0x00007fff88ed52e1 ripc_DrawRects + 399
5   com.apple.CoreGraphics         0x00007fff89b48d2a CGContextFillRects + 96
6   com.apple.CoreGraphics         0x00007fff89b48b76 CGContextClearRect + 60
7   com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa8ab1 HIMenuBarView::DrawOnce(CGRect, CGRect, bool, bool, bool, bool, CGContext*) + 139
8   com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa89ed HIMenuBarView::DrawSelf(short, __HIShape const*, CGContext*) + 899
9   com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa850a HIView::DrawCacheOrSelf(short, __HIShape const*, CGContext*) + 360
10 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa8394 HIView::SendDraw(short, OpaqueGrafPtr*, __HIShape const*, CGContext*) + 384
11 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa7d06 HIView::RecursiveDrawComposited(__HIShape const*, __HIShape const*, unsigned int, HIView*, CGContext*, unsigned char, double) + 696
12 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa7f75 HIView::RecursiveDrawComposited(__HIShape const*, __HIShape const*, unsigned int, HIView*, CGContext*, unsigned char, double) + 1319
13 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa6c49 HIView::DrawComposited(short, OpaqueGrafPtr*, __HIShape const*, unsigned int, HIView*, CGContext*) + 689
14 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa6992 HIView::Render(unsigned int, CGContext*) + 54
15 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa60e8 WindowData::PrepareForVisibility() + 146
16 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa4f8b _ShowHideWindows + 287
17 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa4e66 ShowHide + 34
18 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87f97239 MBWindows::CreateWindow(CGRect, unsigned int) + 389
19 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87f96e26 MBWindows::GetWindowIDOnDisplay(unsigned int, unsigned char) + 184
20 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87f96c1e MenuBarInstance::ForEachWindowDo(void (unsigned int, unsigned int) block_pointer) + 164
21 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87f96977 MenuBarInstance::UpdateWindowBoundsAndResolution() + 155
22 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87f96521 MenuBarInstance::Show(MenuBarAnimationStyle, unsigned char, unsigned char, unsigned char) + 329
23 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fc238b SetMenuBarObscured + 208
24 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fc2024 HIApplication::HandleActivated(OpaqueEventRef*, unsigned char, OpaqueWindowPtr*) + 188
25 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fc0c8d HIApplication::EventObserver(unsigned int, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 217
26 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87f8dac9 _NotifyEventLoopObservers + 155
27 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fc0795 AcquireEventFromQueue + 527
28 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fb46bd ReceiveNextEventCommon + 229
29 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fb45bc _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 65
30 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e2e024e _DPSNextEvent + 1434
31 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e2df89b -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 122
32 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e2d399c -[NSApplication run] + 553
33 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e2be783 NSApplicationMain + 940
34 libdyld.dylib                 0x00007fff90c3f5fd start + 1
Font tool crash:
Process:         Font Book [606]
Path:            /Applications/Font Book.app/Contents/MacOS/Font Book
Identifier:      com.apple.FontBook
Version:         5.0.1 (250.1)
Build Info:      FontUtility-250001000000000~1
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [239]
Responsible:     Font Book [606]
User ID:         501
Date/Time:       2014-08-04 11:59:29.407 -0700
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.4 (13E28)
Report Version: 11
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000068
VM Regions Near 0x68:
-->
    __TEXT                 000000010f172000-000000010f21b000 [ 676K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /Applications/Font Book.app/Contents/MacOS/Font Book
Application Specific Information:
Performing @selector(validateFiles:) from sender NSMenuItem 0x6080000b0260
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   com.apple.CoreFoundation       0x00007fff8974a319 CFBundleCopyLocalizedString + 201
1   com.apple.FinderKit           0x00007fff8c39844c TString::SetFromKeyAndIndex(__CFString const*, __CFString const*, unsigned int) + 86
2   com.apple.FinderKit           0x00007fff8c3247cf TFENode::Initialize() + 359
3   com.apple.FinderKit           0x00007fff8c471488 +[FIFinderViewGutsController initializeCounted] + 124
4   com.apple.FinderKit           0x00007fff8c47a4f9 -[FIFinderView _commonFinderViewInitForSaveMode:importPanel:appCentric:ubiquityContainerURLs:o ptions:] + 53
5   com.apple.FinderKit           0x00007fff8c47a9de -[FIFinderView initWithFrame:options:] + 218
6   com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8ebe35d0 -[NSNavFinderViewFileBrowser initWithFrame:options:] + 252
7   com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8ebdbdd3 _NSNavFileBrowserWithFinderKit + 147
8   com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e910db3 -[NSSavePanel(NSSavePanelLayout) _makeFileBrowserView] + 302
9   com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e910f2d -[NSSavePanel(NSSavePanelLayout) _setupFileBrowserView] + 154
10 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e912294 -[NSSavePanel(NSSavePanelLayout) _initContentView] + 4465
11 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e8ffc39 -[NSSavePanel initWithContentRect:styleMask:backing:defer:] + 565
12 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e8ff49a +[NSSavePanel _crunchyRawUnbonedPanel] + 205
13 com.apple.FontBook             0x000000010f1a2826 0x10f172000 + 198694
14 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e4fe260 -[NSApplication sendAction:to:from:] + 327
15 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e5191c8 -[NSMenuItem _corePerformAction] + 394
16 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e518f04 -[NSCarbonMenuImpl performActionWithHighlightingForItemAtIndex:] + 117
17 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e56840d -[NSMenu _internalPerformActionForItemAtIndex:] + 35
18 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e568289 -[NSCarbonMenuImpl _carbonCommandProcessEvent:handlerCallRef:] + 104
19 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e50eff6 NSSLMMenuEventHandler + 716
20 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87f8e1d4 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 892
21 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87f8d787 SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 385
22 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fa1880 SendEventToEventTarget + 40
23 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff87fd7640 SendHICommandEvent(unsigned int, HICommand const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned char, void const*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, OpaqueEventRef**) + 420
24 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff8800a228 SendMenuCommandWithContextAndModifiers + 59
25 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff8800a1d0 SendMenuItemSelectedEvent + 178
26 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff8800a0af FinishMenuSelection(SelectionData*, MenuResult*, MenuResult*) + 94
27 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff88012085 MenuSelectCore(MenuData*, Point, double, unsigned int, OpaqueMenuRef**, unsigned short*) + 718
28 com.apple.HIToolbox           0x00007fff88011cb1 _HandleMenuSelection2 + 446
29 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e48162c _NSHandleCarbonMenuEvent + 284
30 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e2e052e _DPSNextEvent + 2170
31 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e2df89b -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 122
32 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e2d399c -[NSApplication run] + 553
33 com.apple.AppKit               0x00007fff8e2be783 NSApplicationMain + 940
34 com.apple.FontBook             0x000000010f1737fc 0x10f172000 + 6140
35 libdyld.dylib                 0x00007fff90c3f5fd start + 1

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I can not open any files in Photoshop CS3. It has been working fine. I was using camera raw and did not open the file and now can't open any file in photoshop. I reinstall it photoshop and it did not work. I reinstall install window xp worked fine until I tried camera raw. Canon (xti) Only cs3 is on the computer now

reset the preferences per the faq?
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Within the past week I have been getting messages when trying to open pdf files " that its in protected mode and can not open"
I deleted adobe and reinstalled directly from Adobe.com and now I can not open any file with a message it has encountered an error
and will check online for solution. Please assist as no files will open now
This is details of error
Problem Event Name:    APPCRASH
Application Name:    AcroRd32.exe
Application Version:    11.0.10.32
Application Timestamp:    547e9779
Fault Module Name:    StackHash_147f
Fault Module Version:    0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp:    00000000
Exception Code:    c000041d
Exception Offset:    77a011f1
OS Version:    6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID:    1033
Additional Information 1:    147f
Additional Information 2:    147ff66574b08dc93180d912e60eb897
Additional Information 3:    c48b
Additional Information 4:    c48be403c52ec6c06778481aaa8948d8
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