Photoshop Cs3 saving problem

Good Day!
I've just installed Adobe photoshop Cs3 Extended and everytime i save my work, it crashes. The window is still there yet i can't click on anything even the menu bar. And the worst part of it is that it didn't save my work.
It also doesn't close so i have to restart my computer again.
I've already reinstalled Cs3 twice but it still crashes like that.
Please help me solve this problem, thank you.
-Monette de Jesus

Monette,
The Save dialog probably appears off-screen. Did you change monitor setup lately?
Can you Esc out of it?
Either reset the preferences (forum FAQ) or change the monitor settings to the highest possible pixel dimensions, bringing the dialog into view, then move the dialog to the top left of the screen, save something, and go back to the usual screen properties.
Rob

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