All apps crash during Open/Save dialogs. OSX 10.6.4/10.6.7

[tikibars]

Hi

Just upgraded my machine to Snow Leopard (10.6.4 came on the installer disc).

Now, every one of my apps crashes whenever I try to use an Open..., Save As..., or even upon start-up if any sort of Finder dialog opens at that time. This happens if I try to open a file, or even if I do something like choose "Save Image As..." from a web site.
Basically, whenever the app has to open a box allowing me to navigate the Finder, the app either spontaneously shuts down, or hangs with a beach ball.
This happens on ALL of my apps, from web browser, to Toast, to Adobe products, to word processors... everything.

If I drop a file onto an app, it will open it just fine.
If I use the regular Save command (or Apple-S) it saves just fine.
Problems only occur when Finder dialogs open, but problems do occur 100% of the time that Finder dialogs open, in all apps.

Tried the 10.6.7 combo installer, thinking that this might have been addressed.
No change.

Brand new late-2010 2.8MHz MacPro desktop, 3 gb RAM.

Thanks for any help.

 

[tikibars]

Hi again

For those interested, a user on another forum was able to provide some insight that made me relaize the problem.

One of the very, very, very few third-party system extentions I use is Default Folder X.
Love that one, can't live without it.
But of course, what it does is directly related to my problem.

Wiped all files relevant to that app off of my system, restarted in safe mode to update prebindings (just in case) and then rebooted normally......

...and all is well!
;-)

Hope this thread helps someone else in the future.