CS2 will neither read nor save any files

I am running CS2 on a G4 desktop using 10.3.9. Running in my user space I cannot either open or save photo files (I created one from the clipboard to try saving). I even uninstalled and reinstalled the entire suite. I've tried trashing preference files and any anything else that seems pertinent. I have fixed the permisssions, and defragmented the disk. All other applications, including the Adobe ones, work fine.
Photoshop also works fine for one other user account on my machine.
Any suggestions short of creating a new account and moving all my files?
Thanks

"Archive & Install" is not exactly a "drastic step" it takes all of 45 minutes!
But definitely do Repair Permissions, empty caches, run DiskWarrior and trash Prefs. too.

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