TextEdit doesn't show, but starts?

All of a sudden, Text Edit will not work/start. I upgraded an Adobe application, but that's never affected other apps before.
When I d-click a txt file or try to open the app, TextEdit opens but there is no window. If I try File-New, a little close icon from Safari appears on the desktop as untitled and I can't do anything with it.
Then, I tried to Zoom the window and a new one opened but none of the other txt files, supposedly open, came up. I can't do anything in the new window.
I did repair permissions the other day but is there any other way to check just TextEdit?

Hi Kelly,
Try deleting the Text Edit preference file. com.apple.textedit.com
/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Open the Preferences folder, drag that file to the Trash, empty the Trash and reboot. Your Mac will create a new TextEdit pref file for you the next time you open it.
See if that helps...
if not, in that same folder, delete this file also: com.apple.recentitems.plist
Carolyn

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