Can't view photos in Develop mode. Just a blank template (as is the preview template)

Hello community,
I don't know what happened and I certainly can't figure out what to do about this problem. When I open LR 4, I can see all my folders in the Library. When I switch to 'Develop', I still have the strip below and when the mouse hovers over the pic, it shows up in both the preview and main window. BUT, when I move up to the window with the mouse, the pic disappears and the screen goes to the default grey. ALSO, the few times that the picture was in the screen, I would try to make adjustments and nothing would happen. So I NEED HELP!!!! Thanks.
RB

Post screen shots of the Library and Develop module views and you may get some responses.
Things to try in this order:
1) Close out all applications, shut down, and reboot your system.
2) Reset the LR 4 Preferences file and recover catalog:
http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/recover-catalog-images-resetting-lightrooms.html
You may want to record your Preferences settings. You can also rename the old preferences file for recovery if this does not help:
com.adobe.Lightroom4.plist.old
Lightroom 4 Preferences.agprefs.old
3) Uninstall LR4.x and reinstall LR4.4.1.

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