Illustrator crashes using pathfinder function

[JeffT]

Hello:

My copy of illustrator CS2 crashes using any pathfinder tool. I'm on a Mac Pro Dual Core - 2Gb ram. I have the appearance box closed (which has worked for me on another Mac - but this time doesn't help.) Anyone having a similar problem? Thanks.

[chrisc0le]

Make sure the Appearance pallet is closed when Illustrator launches and pathfinder functions will work fine.

Close Appearance and relaunch Illustrator. If you need to use the Appearance pallet open it, but close it before you quit, so it won't be open when you launch Illustrator next time.