thanx Graham, thismorning everything is still the same, no left click on start until i open task manager but the strange thing is that i dont actually have to do anything apart frm open it close it and left click works.........
have uninstalled PS reinstalled it...... still not openening. dont think its the file size cos and this is strange........ i can open the files in image ready and send them over to be editied in PS..... and they open.......... i just cant get ps to open them.
also no acitivity from the hard drive.. 4 secs or there abouts of egg timer then cursor is back and nothing happens.........
thanx for looking......
oh yeah have cleared EVERYTHING! lol
i do not want to format drive as there is some software i dont have disks for

every other program works no problem have checked the amount of ram PS is using and its only 55% of what is available for it to use
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