Itunes artwork screensavor force quits system preferences, but works

One time I put the itunes artowkr screesavor at liek 3 picutres wide, and 2 pictures tall, and suddenly system preferences quits on its own when I click on it, but on the screensavor, it shows just fine.
What can I do to fix this error?

This issue is often caused by a plist file which is corrupt or contains an invalid setting. To fix this issue, create a new folder on the desktop and then choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu. Enter ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/ as the folder's path and drag everything with a name containing com.apple.screensaver to the folder on the desktop. If the issue persists, return to the ByHost folder, press the Command and Up keys simultaneously, and then move the file named com.apple.desktop.plist to the folder you created earlier. If everything works properly with both files in the folder you created, it is safe to throw it away.
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