Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 won't open

It worked fine from the day of buying until today. I clicked the link in All Programs as usual and it opened onto the welcome page but none of the options will work at all.
I use Windows XP Home Edition version 2002 Service Pack 3 with an AMD Athlon (rm) 64 x 2 Dual Core Pricessor 6000+ 3.02GHz, with 3.00GB RAM

Go to c:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 9\Locales\<locale>\Plug-Ins\Import-Exportand you will find twain plug-in. Remove that plug-in from that location and copy it somewhere else.
Now launch PSE and check if it works.
Alternatively,
Try resetting the PSE preferences by
   1. Close Elements.
   2. Launch the Photoshop Elements Welcome Screen and hold down ctrl + alt + shift as you click Edit.
   3. Continue to hold the keys until you see a message box asking if you want to delete Photoshop Elements settings file; click Yes. Elements will open with default preferences.
In case any network printer is attached try to launch without network or printer uninstall.
try and let me know your comments.
-Garry

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