I have problems with Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Windows 7 32-bit Professiol.

When I open an image of the bridge, the photoshop Panel is locked on one side of the screen.  The onle way I can get out of it is CTRL, alt, delete.  The problem persists.  I tried to uninstall Adobe and reinstall with no luck.  I called Adobe and they think that there is a problem with the security system in Windows.  Help, please.

Hey jrcjr,

This could be attributed to several factors such as conflicts between device drivers, applications, settings of operating system, hardware, and corrupt elements in specific files.

Basic troubleshooting

1. make sure that the computer meets the minimum requirements for Photoshop.
2. install all Windows updates. .
3 re-create the Photoshop preferences file.

Re-create the Photoshop preferences file to eliminate problems that may cause a damaged Preferences file.

To re-create the Photoshop preferences files:

1. quit Photoshop.
2. rename the \AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Adobe Photoshop CS4 Settings\Adobe Photoshop CS4 Prefs.psp directory Users\ [username] Adobe Photoshop CS4 Prefs.old.
3 launch Photoshop. Photoshop creates a new Adobe Photoshop CS4 Prefs.psp file.
If the problem persists, the Photoshop preferences files aren't the cause. To restore custom settings, quit Photoshop, and then delete the new Adobe Photoshop CS4 Prefs.psp file and restore the original name of the previous Adobe Photoshop CS4 Prefs.psp file.

4 restart Windows in a modified mode

See this article for reference:

Restart Windows in a modified mode (Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
http://kb2.Adobe.com/CPS/404/kb404913.html

5. create the new account administrator (Windows 7 and Vista)

Refer to this article:

Create a new local administrator account (Windows Vista)
http://kb2.Adobe.com/CPS/404/kb404912.html

If nothing helps, please contact the vendor of software for any help.

For your reference:

Fix system errors and freezes in Photoshop CS4 (Windows 7 and Vista)
http://kb2.Adobe.com/CPS/404/kb404897.html

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