Automated Tasks in Photoshop or using Adobe Bridge

I have recently transfered to CS3 and am having problems using the automated tasks. Normally with CS2 i would select pictures in bridge and then hit the Tools-Photoshop-Image Processor to switch over a series of files from one format to another. When I try to do the same thing with CS3 nothing happens, the photoshop screen comes up empty and i do not get the image processor message. I would appreciate any advice. thanks
R. Silveston
ps: I am using a pc

Try asking in the PS Elements forum.
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