TextEdit adds code to file when saving

I've been having a very annoying problem with TextEdit (ver. 1.5) on my mac.
I create a new document, type what I want, save.
When I reopen the file, I get this king of garbage:
{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf949\cocoasubrtf540
{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;}
{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;}
\margl1440\margr1440\vieww9000\viewh8400\viewkind0
\pard\tx566\tx1133\tx1700\tx2267\tx2834\tx3401\tx3968\tx4535\tx5102\tx5669\tx623 6\tx6803\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural.
If I take it out and resave (whatever the format I choose), the same code either stays
or is added to the existing code making the text file impossible to read.
What gives?
Thanks
Leopard 10.5.8
TextEdit 1.5

Until we can find the corruption, might get Tex-Edit Plus for OS X...
http://www.tex-edit.com/
Open System Preferences>Accounts, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.
Does Text Edit work in the new account?

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