Illustrator CS2 and rosetta crash
James Kellerman
Quick note to make this tip easier to find. Using the pathfinder in Illustrator CS2 on a MacBook Pro, OSX 10.4.8 causes illustrator to crash instantly. There is a simple if slightly bizarre solution to this problem.
Open Illustrator, close the appearance pane, then quit Illustrator. Reopen Illustrator, an you should be able to use the pathfinder, and even reopen the appearance pane.Head nod to the fantastic Macosxhints for the tip, Link