Crop tool making image disappear

After upgrading to new iMac with OSX 10.8, using the crop tool in PSE 6 makes the image disappear. How to fix?

There must be an option somewhere to "Reset this tool". I haven't used PSE6, so I can't tell you where it is.
But when you select Crop tool, it must be in a dropdown in the crop options.
See if Resetting the tool helps.

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