CS3 will not reload

Something caused Photoshop CS3 to be corrupted so I uninstalled and reinstalled and I get the same error message. HAve been trying for a month and now I am desperate. The error message comes up with photoshop is first starting. All it says is that Adobe Photoshop encountered an error and will now close. No numbers . . . nothing. I have uninstalled and deleted everything, ran CCLeaner afterwards and then downloaded a fresh copy, installed  . . . same message.
I am really in dire straits now with upcoming projects. Help will be so appreciated.

Well, if you see the splash screen (the rectangular window that shows what Photoshop is loading) during startup, it can help you find out the source of the problem. (And, in turn, we can most likely help you out.)
Just below the version number in the splash screen, there's a line that shows what's currently loading.  For example, you might see "Reading Preferences" and "Initializing Panels" and similar messages.
Try starting Photoshop and pay attention to this loading line. The last item that displays is most likely where the problem lies.
If you need to try starting Photoshop a few times to catch what it says, then go ahead.
If the last thing is "Building TWAIN menu items" then see Photoshop CS3, CS2, or Photoshop Elements fails to start after installing a scanner. (This document, which is for CS4, actually has better info, but doesn't give the right location for CS3.)
If it's something else, just let us know and we'll try to help you out.
And if you're not even seeing the splash screen, let us know that too.

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