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Originally Posted by tmccarvi View Post
Thanks for your replies. My Preferences Pane folder is empty; there is a file under Preferences entitles com.apple.systempreferences.plist; when I click on it it opens TextEdit and a strange black box appears.

When I click System Preferences under the Apple menu, nothing happens. Thanks again.
You're going to need to reinstall OS X in order to get back System Preferences which it appears you accidentally deleted. Unless you have a recent backup or any backup, reinstalling is going to be your only solution.
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