Very weird problem: Apps not opening

Since yesterday, I've been having this strange problem. I have an 07 15' MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. What has been happening is my application don't open (Mail and Safari are the only ones that do). So, I repaired permissions, held option, command, p, and r on the startup and now I just re-installed Snow Leopard (before I did, I booted from the disc, ran Disk Utility, and erased my hard drive). Now, after all that, Mail and Safari are still the only applications that open. Can it be that I restored my documents from my Time Machine backup? I thought Time Machine will import everything but system settings? I hope someone can help, this is extremely annoying.

Hi Greystre3t,
It 's a pity that the restore didn't solve your problem. I don't have another idea than what you suggest. The inside of osx is a total mystery to me.
In my case when I tried to open the application e.g. iPhoto, it throws up an error message and a detailed crash report (automatically sent to Apple). Something to do with AppKit ???
What I tried:
Verified the HD, repaired permissions -> no success
New account with admin rights -> same problem
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But booted in save mode: iPhoto, Pages, QT... got launched
A normal boot afterwards -> no success
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First of all, i would like to apologize because of my english, is not very good. My native language is Spanish.
Well.. Im from Mexico, and here we can buy the iphone Unlocked on the Apple Online Store.
Here's my problem. Apple has exchanged my iphone 3 times.
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On October 20th, i recieved my second iphone, and then a bigger problem started .
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OK, now on october 20th, i recieved my second iphone, and then procced to activate via itunes using my UNEFON sim card (microsim).
And every time i tried to activate it, only got this message onscreen:
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s2/jorgelomeli/Screenshot2010-10-29at24915PM. png
I though something was wrong with my brand new factory unlocked iphone 4.
I have 4 more simcards from my brothers (they all had iphone 4 too)
I tried telcel sim card, and i could activate my iphone. Then i insterted the Movistar microsim, and it worked too!! But then when i put the Unefon sim, the itunes logo inmediatly appears on the screen asking to activate on itunes, and when i tried that, the only response i got was the image above saying " The Simcard inserted on this iphone does not appear to be supported"
Weird thing here is, that, when i put my Unefon sim card on my brothers iphone 4, it worked great! on all of them, internet 3g, phone, wireless , evrything!
I called apple support, and they exchange the iphone for another one.
I recieved the third iphone on October 29. Last friday. and guess what? SAME PROBLEM! different serial number, same week production (week 42) but exactly the same message on itunes.
Very, very frustrated, i called apple again, and after 1 hour with thechnical support, they told me " We are sorry, but we can only offer you, your money back, NO MORE EXCHANGES FOR YOU"
I said why?... i dont want my money back! i want an UNLOCKED iphone!, but they refuse to give me another iphone.
When i asked techincal support, why my unefon sim card worked great on all three of my brothers iphone but not on mine, he just told me, "I really dont know, i guess they just got lucky" ****, this answer put all my trust i had on apple products for years, right on the garbage.
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btw. i even went to Unefon costumer service and bought a new prepiad line, with a new microsim, just to be 100% sure that this problem is not because of the sim. And again didnt worked on my iphone, but it worked on any of my brothers iphone4.
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81042FJB*
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First off i would like to say thank you to all the Hp support people for putting up with me continueing to come back here asking the same kind of questions, Secondly i would like to appoligize that i have not explained this better and also, how long this explanation is.....
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