so, i got macaroni and ran it. restarted, and also ran the verify permissions check, etc. nothing has changed. illustrator opens, but as soon as i select "new" or "open" it closes. the error message reads,
"Mac OS X and other applications are not affected.
Click Reopen to open the application again. Click Report to see more details or send a report to Apple."

any ideas? i attempted to copy and paste the pref folder from another "user" but that didnt work either.

i am dieing without illustrator! its funny how i used to be scared of it and only used photo shop, but now i use illustrator more than anything.

let me know if you think of anything.

thanks,

b