Safari won't open for one user...but will for another

Hi, I have been running Safari successfully on my iMac for as long as I can remember. On Leopard 10.5.6 (because of compatibility issues I am no higher...). Anyway, yesterday Safari 'unexpectedly quit' one day and has stopped working completely. I click the icon (from either the dock or applications folder), it opens and I get a blank window and nothing else. I click and hold on the icon and see that the application is not responding.
For the purposes of troubleshooting I logged in as another user and tried Safari: boom, opened straight off. So, I tried deleting:
1. safari.plist file
2. Cookies folder
3. Bookmarks
Ummm...any other ideas anyone?

HI,
You need to update your system software to 10.5.8 in order to run the latest version of Safari as noted here. http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ *Don't download from that link.* Go to your Apple Menu/Software Updates.
*This update may restart your Mac several times after the update. It's okay!* Just let your Mac do it's job.
After you have finished with the update, repair disk permissions.
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
Carolyn
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