Bridge in CS3 Freezes

When I open Bridge in CS3 (ver. 2.1.1.9) no preview or thumbnails appear. When I try to change folders, Bridge immediately freezes up and I have to use Windows Task Manager to end the program. I can see photos in other viewers (Lightroom) so the photos are there. I have turned off my PC (windows XP Pro) a couple of times but still the same problem. I have tried a soft restart but still the same problem. I tried resetting Bridge preferences to default workspace, but it didn't work.

When you say "resetting Bridge preferences did not work", what does that mean. Did you get the reset window and choose all 3 options, and it did not change anything, or you could never get the reset window?

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