Dialog Boxes get Stuck on Photoshop CS3;  ANSWER!!!

I have had this problem on both my Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator CS3 applications and could not find the answer in any online forum. After trial and error with a very helpful Adobe tech, we figured out the problem. No need for re-installations.
1. Open new file, and click save as. You should have the same flicker/glitch you have been dealing with.
2. Simultaneously press down and release the Alt and the SpaceBar.
3. Press the M button and then press any one of your arrow keys.
(This will bring back your dialog box which is off the screen and monitor).
4. Your dialog box will be huge (screen resolution size) so resize it and carry on. Once you close and re-open the application, it will remember your dialog size and you will have the problem no more.
Man what a simple answer to a huge headache!

or you can just hit ESC...

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