Can't use paint brush tool at all

i just installed a trial version of adobe photoshop cs4 and i can't use the paint brush tool at all - when i try to use it nothing happens
i saw someone else with the same problem on this website http://forums.techguy.org/digital-photography-imaging/856315-photoshop-paintbrush-cant-use -help.html but it never got solved there

ok thanks for the response
i dont know if i'm updated to 11.0.1, how do i check that?
i updated my video drivers
i checked the list and it's not compatible - i use a NVIDIA quadro NVS 140M. what do i do about that?
turned off OpenGL, didn't make a difference
I opened up the computer properties:
Windows Vista Business
Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T8100 @ 2.10 GHz
Memory - 4.00 GB Ram
System type - 32 bit operating system
graphic card - NVIDIA quadro NVS 140M
also when i open photoshop it says " The monitor profile 'Lenovo Thinkpad LCD monitor' appears to be defective. Please re-run your monitor calibration software"
i also checked the flow and the capacity and they are both at 100%
appreciate the responses so far

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