Bridge C6 will not launch

After launching Photoshop CS6, Bridge or Bridge Mini will not launch. I do get the following message in the Bridge window at the bottom of the PSCS6 interface window "Waiting for Bridge CS6 .....". After an hour or so of working on PSCS6 the "Waiting ..." is still showing. How do I get Bridge to launch?

Hi,
Is this happening with Mini bridge or bridge or with both ?
In either case, try this :
1. restart machine
2 launch bridge directly
If its launched then try to close and then launch PS CS 6 and then try to launch Bridge from there.
Hope it helps !! As we would need more details for this issue.
Thanks,
Baljeet

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