Safari 5.1 won't save preferences

i can't get safari 5.1.5 to save preferences

Hi Scott ..
Might be a corrupted .plist (preferences)
Quit Safari.
Go to ~/Library/Preferences
Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop.
Relaunch Safari. If that that helped, move the .plist file to the Trash. If not, move it back to the Preferences folder.

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