Preview not opening

Hello, today I went to view a photo from my download folder, my preview icon in the dock changed to a different picture, and now won't open. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx.

helifreak wrote:
If I reload Mac OSX, using startup disc, will that effect my Boot Camp, or my windows programs?
Well, if you do an archive an install, your settings will be preserved - but that seems a little extreme just to get preview back!
Aha, a quick google found this:
You can also use Pacifist to extract apps from the .pkg files on the install disk.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/6812
Preview.app is in:
Install Mac OS X (or whatever the name of your Mac OS X Install Disk 1 name is)/System/Installation/Packages/Essentials.pkg/Applications
That seems like a much better solution then re-installing the OS!
Good luck!
original thread:
https://macosx.com/forums/apple-news-rumors-discussion/32776-preview-isn-t-worki ng-can-someone-e-mail-me-copy.html

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