Can't open Photoshop Elements 6 for mac

Question

I've had Photoshop Elements 6 for mac for over a year and it was working fine although RAW was never able to update.  About a week ago I went to open it and it would not open.  I've tried daily, have done all Apple updates and all Adobe updates and it still wouldn't open.  Then I uninstalled it and reinstalled it and it still won't open.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Over the decades, I've found that HOW you start an application can make a difference.  Applications that refused to run when started one way would work very well when started another way.  Speaking as an ex-programmer, this shouldn't happen.  But someone once said that in theory, there's no difference between theory and practice - but in practice, there is.
You might try to start Elements in different ways to see what happens.
Try to start Elements by going into the Applications folder and actually clicking on the Elements icon.
Try to start Elements by double-clicking on a picture.
Try to start Elements by going into iPhoto, selecting a picture, and clicking on the "Edit" button at the bottom of the screen.  I assume you have told iPhoto to open Elements to edit your pictures.  I've also told iPhoto to open a picture in iPhoto when I double-click on a picture in iPhoto.  I didn't specify that above because I wasn't sure you had done the same.
At some point, you should realize that you're spending a lot of time trying to get an old version of an application to run.  Elements 8 is out and is running very well on 10.6.3. 
How much time are you willing to spend to get Elements 6 to work?  I'm not trying to be a salesman for Adobe, but at some point, you should think of paying the money and buying a copy of Elements 8.