Messaging won't open

[Gambit]

For unknown reasons I can no longer open my Messaging. My email icon on the HTC Home indicates I have 6 mail messages, but clicking it does nothing. The link next to it for text messages is not functioning either. Both will highlight when selected but nothing opens. The third icon for missed calls functions normally.

I've also tried going into Programs and selecting Messaging from there but that does not do anything either, the phone does not lock up or anything...just nothing happens. Soft resets do not fix the problem. This occurred a couple days ago and after a hard reset the messaging worked once again, but I'd like to avoid going through that again if possible.

A couple times when I clicked the text message link on the HTC Home I received a Voice Command error of all things, so I uninstalled VC, but it's still not working.

Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a fix?