System preferences does not open

Sometimes when I press the System Preferences icon in dock nothing happens except it gets a dot under it. Right clicking on it shows it is running, and it has not crashed. I get a big list of all stuff in the preferences but nothing happens. So basically the UI is gone... Anyone has this?
I must say, I don't know where the fine tune is in Snow Leopard. Still $29 down the drain. I can't for the love of life understand how Apple could release this unfinished software...

sebrock:
Glad it worked for you. As to how it happens, I don't know. Files get corrupted, and cause problems. You should be sure that you maintain a buffer of 15% to 20% of total HDD capacity as free space to allow for directory growth and swap files. Sometimes hardware issues can cause corruption. Download and run SMART Utility - 2.0.2. It will give you an estimate of the health of your internal HDD.
Incidentally, the .plist file you dragged to Desktop can now be Trashed. The system will have created a new one.
cornelius
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   </dict>
   </plist>
Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ARM.UUID.plist (checksum 10744905)
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    <integer>12600</integer>
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   </plist>
Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-EMAIL-SharedServices.Agent.pl ist (checksum 719951107)
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    </array>
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Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (checksum 52074330)
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    <array>
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Global login items
   /Library/Printers/hp/hpio/HPEventHandler.app/
   /Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app/
   /Applications/Nikon Software/Nikon Message Center 2/Nikon Message Center 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/Launch Nikon Message Center 2.app
Font issues: 68
DNS: 8.8.8.8 (static)
Wi-Fi
   link auth: none
User login items
   Steam
   - /Applications/Steam.app
   iTunesHelper
   - missing value
   AdobeResourceSynchronizer
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   Dropbox
   - /Applications/Dropbox.app
   HPEventHandler
   - missing value
   HP Scheduler
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Widgets
   iStat Pro
Restricted files: 110
Lockfiles: 155
Elapsed time (s): 319

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Checking Console for clues, and Resolving Disk, Permission, and Cache Corruption, by Dr. Smoke would be my next recommendation.
I would also recommend that you check out Font Management in Mac OS X Tiger and Panther, by Kurt Lang.
;~)

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