Here is the Error Message I get when Illustrator CC crashes:
Adobe Illustrator CC has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."
Here is the information from the Event Viewer:
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 27/12/2013 1:01:20 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Gateway-PC
Description:
Faulting application name: Illustrator.exe, version: 17.0.0.260, time stamp: 0x528213c9
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000000000
Faulting process id: 0xfb0
Faulting application start time: 0x01cf0325313b855c
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CC (64 Bit)\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 8166a13d-6f18-11e3-a40c-f80f41143746
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-12-27T17:01:20.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>80074</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Gateway-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Illustrator.exe</Data>
<Data>17.0.0.260</Data>
<Data>528213c9</Data>
<Data>unknown</Data>
<Data>0.0.0.0</Data>
<Data>00000000</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>0000000000000000</Data>
<Data>fb0</Data>
<Data>01cf0325313b855c</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator CC (64 Bit)\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe</Data>
<Data>unknown</Data>
<Data>8166a13d-6f18-11e3-a40c-f80f41143746</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>