System prefs constantly asks to be shut down and reopened on certain system prefs so cannot access

System prefs constantly asks to be shut down and reopened on certain system prefs so cannot access. Any answers.

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    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox 220.3
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages 345
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
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    Model: iMac9,1, BootROM IM91.008D.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.44f0
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400, NVIDIA GeForce 9400, PCI, 256 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x859B, 0x435435313236344243313036372E4D313646
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x859B, 0x435435313236344243313036372E4D313646
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.1.4f2 12041, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HDT721032SLA380, 320.07 GB
    Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8502, 0x24400000 / 4
    USB Device: Keyboard Hub, apple_vendor_id, 0x1005, 0x24300000 / 3
    USB Device: Apple Keyboard, apple_vendor_id, 0x021d, 0x24320000 / 5
    USB Device: My Book, 0x1058  (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0x1105, 0x24100000 / 2
    USB Device: USB 2.0 Hub [MTT], 0x050d  (Belkin Corporation), 0x0017, 0x26200000 / 2
    USB Device: My Book 1148, 0x1058  (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0x1148, 0x26210000 / 6
    USB Device: Mass Storage Device, 0x058f  (Alcor Micro, Corp.), 0x6362, 0x26270000 / 5
    USB Device: USB2.0 Printer (Hi-speed), 0x04b8  (Seiko Epson Corp.), 0x0007, 0x26240000 / 4
    USB Device: Eye-One display, 0x0971  (GretagMacbeth AG), 0x2003, 0x26230000 / 3
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0x04500000 / 2
    USB Device: DTK-2100, 0x056a  (WACOM Co., Ltd.), 0x00cc, 0x06400000 / 4
    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x06100000 / 2
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0x06110000 / 3
    FireWire Device: FreeAgent FW, Seagate, 800mbit_speed

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