Illustrator CS2 keeps crashing - PLEASE HELP

[mustard]

System Info
3 GHz Mac Pro w/ 6Gb ram running OS 10.4.8 & Illustrator CS2 (12.0.1)

Problem
With both existing & new files, when I attempt to use the Pathfinder/Shape Modes - (add to shape) command the programs just quits. All other shape modes work fine just add to shape is causing a problem.

What I have tried
Trashing Illustrator pref files ~/library/preferences/Illustrator CS2
Re-Installing CS2 Suite
Fresh OS & Illustrator install

Nothing is working & I am sad - please help.

 

[Blue Velvet]

You are not the first.

http://www.maclife.com/forums/post/1332325

Personally, I would take this to the Adobe forums and Adobe support.
http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/

 

[primalman]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Adobe Illustrator! You have now been baptized.

 

[mustard]

Thanks - I will check into the Adobe forums and see if I can come up with something.

 

[iMeowbot]

FWIW, this is the official Adobe workaround, which is almost as weird as the crash itself.

 

[mustard]

FWIW, this is the official Adobe workaround, which is almost as weird as the crash itself.

I'll have to check it out - thanks

 

[mustard]

FWIW, this is the official Adobe workaround, which is almost as weird as the crash itself.

Very very weird - but it does fix the problem. Thank you so much I was about throw my monitor out the window.

 

[apfhex]

Just wait until you encounter the "none of my keyboard shortcuts work!" problem.

Remember to close the Appearance pallet each time you close Illustrator, or else the crashing problem will come back.

 

[mustard]

Just wait until you encounter the "none of my keyboard shortcuts work!" problem.

That's a new one - haven't experienced that yet.

 

[dopey220]

The page with Adobe's workaround is gone. Can someone explain to me how to do it?

 

[mustard]

The page with Adobe's workaround is gone. Can someone explain to me how to do it?

This works for me -

1 Open Illustrator
2 Make sure the "appearance" panel is closed
3 Close Illustrator
4 Re-Open Illustrator
5 Open "appearance" panel if needed
6 Work
7 Close "appearance" panel if opened
8 Close Illustrator
9 Next use of Illustrator start at step 4

If Illustrator is closed with the "appearance" panel opened then start over at step 1

Silly work around (I don't know why it works but it does) Adobe has given - I don't know where the page went.