Hey all: I'm at my wit's end. I've got my IT dept trying to get this sorted out to no effect.
I've got a PC running Windows 7 Pro 32 bit, with a 2.8ghz Core i7 processor and 8GB of RAM. I've got over 350GB open on my drive.
A fresh install (after running the adobe uninstaller) of CS5 will leave me with a "Not Responding" hang up if I try to open (via double-clicking a file OR the Open dialog box), or if I try to make a new document.
One clue I noticed was that during install the installer threw a warning about not meeting minimum specs, just for Illustrator. The system has more than the minimum processor, RAM, screen resolution, and all the other specs, so I'm not sure why it would think it did not. That leads me to wonder if that's a symptom of whatever's wrong.
This is a new job and Illustrator is my primary work environment, so any help is greatly greatly appreciated!