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Sounds like a frustrating issue. What type of files are you opening.... ai or eps??? What version of Illustrator are the original files in??? What version of Illustrator are you opening them in??? PC or Mac ???(sounds like a pc to me but I could be wrong)
The gibberish you're seeing the in the files that do open is post script code. I used to have that problem years ago when I'd try to open an eps from another program like freehand or coreldraw in Illustrator and the files weren't saved correctly from the other programs. Regardless it's never fun to deal with. The files could be corrupt since eps files corrupt very easily (if they are EPS files and not AI).
Have the files bounced around between MACs and PCs??? Here's an idea that's more likely to work if you're on a PC. I've found that PCs are very dependant on the extension showing at the end of the file name... if it's not there they can get confused especially if the files have bounced around between different platforms. The icon can show up wrong and the pc doesn't always know what format it really is. Try duplicating the file(s) and then add the extension to the end... try eps and ai.... perhaps even PDF. Even if the extension already appears, write over it.... I've seen a ton of people manually add the extension as part of the file name instead of letting Illustrator append it... it's not a very good idea to do that. Anywho, add the extensions (warning: the icon might change to the correct icon when you do this) and then try to open the file(s).
Here's another possibility. When you get the error message and you click okay or whatever pops up, does a blank page open? If so, leave that page open and try placing that very same file onto that page. That's worked for me before. I know these are outlandish ideas but you've got an odd problem my friend. Beyond these two ideas I don't know what to tell you.... I'd have to venture a guess and say the files were corrupted.
Good luck.... let me know how it comes out for ya....
~Ciao,
Soilworker
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