Why is 'Dock Preferences' not opening? (Snow L)

Hi, without any reason I tried to open Dock Preferences to change my Screen Saver and it is just not responding.  I am on Snow Leopard - 10.6.8  I have tried Repair Disk etc but to no avail. It just won't come out to play!!!!  Advice please!

I am replying to my own post here......I went back in the galaxy of Time Machine, found the last time I had System Preferences in and clicked Restore and Bingo!
I am still mystified as to why it disappeared when I had not even looked at it for a couple of weeks, mmmmmm!

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