Alpha channel for targa files in Elements 4?

I've created a .psd, and I need it to be in the tga format, with an alpha channel. No option is provided to save an alpha channel. I've tried everything I can think of, including following the instructions here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=1544
I spent quite a bit of money for this program, but now I'm about to uninstall it, and put on an old copy of Photoshop 5.5. It's almost 1:00 AM, and I've got to get this done tonight.
Why on earth did they break the format??? How about, um, letting the USER decide how to save transparency? Like with a checkbox or a dropdown? Duh. Gads. Yeesh. *sob*

Barbara and Terri,
Thanks so much for your comments!
So, one solution is to select the whole image, and save the selection as a .TGA? That sounds like a workaround for a bug, which is fine with me. I'll try that out tonight.
I was able to generate my .TGA last night by downloading and installing a free program, called "gimp". I loaded the .PSD in it, then saved it as .TGA, and it worked perfectly, first time. No contortions required. Maybe if they open-source photoshop, bugs like this can be fixed.
We'll see if Second Life (the program I'm needing the file for) will recognize the alpha channel.

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