Preview can no longer open eps files

I'm having difficulty getting Preview to convert eps to pdf, even for eps files that it handled fine 4 months ago. I get a "File error. Couldn't open the file." I assume this must be due to a recent update but I haven't been able to find any mention of this problem online. Has anyone else encountered this issue?

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I don't have any experience with using eps so I can't come up with detailed suggestions. Maybe somebody else has more experience with how it all works. I can only make general troubleshooting suggestions. You can try starting in Safe Mode and see if that lets you do what you want (and thereby implicating some third party add-on). You can then try starting back in normal mode and see if that has restored things or the problem recurs.
[Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107393]
[What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? (Mac OS X)|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107392]
[Safe Boot takes longer than normal startup|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107394]
Safe boot mode runs a directory check command similar to that used by Disk Utility's repair. In Tiger it ignores some stored information (cache) that is normally read that speeds up the boot process, and it moves some other caches to the trash. It also uses only System fonts and disables all Startup Items, third party items, and any Login Items.

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