CS3 slow reading preferences

I have CS3 10.0.1, Vista Ultimate and 3Gb of ram. Until a week ago, CS3 was running fine - quick start up, quick file opening, quick filters. However, for reasons I can't fathom, it has started to take around 30 seconds on "Reading Preferences" during start up, and around 40 seconds to open a 22.8Mb file (with a "Progress/Reading Photoshop Format..." dialogue and progress box).
I have no network printer and have deleted and reset my "Preferences". Made no difference.
I have not installed any soft- or hard-ware which I can imagine conflicting with CS3 in some way.
Grateful for any ideas on how to get back my normal CS3 performance.
Thanks
David

I think I may have fixed the problems. This is what happened:
- I downloaded and ran the CS3 Cleaner (meant for CS3 Betas I think).
- Discovered that not only had this removed CS3 but also Dreamweaver CS3.
- Was now able to reinstall CS3 but not Dreamweaver (nor uninstall it)
- Tried a System Restore but this did not work and Dreamweaver continued to be unusable and uninstallable.
- had very recently backed up whole C drive with Acronis 11 and decided to restore all the Adobe Program Files.
- Did this and was invited to add in serial codes for CS3 and Dreamweaver.
- After this but Dreamweaver and CS3 were completely back to normal but with the advantage that the long delays I had had with CS3 loading (waiting for "Reading Preferences") had disappeared and CS3 was quick again.
I don't understand it but am very relieved to have the programs back to normal.
David

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> program
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> as
> hogging the CPU). I wait for what seems like minutes --
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> only a
> few seconds -- and I get control again. It happens
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> not
> timed the intervals between them to see if it is a
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> seems as
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> don't
> know what as it happens regardless if I've made any
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> not --
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> problem? Gord
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