CS4 Custom Gradient

Has anyone else seen this? In CS4 Extended, when I create a custom gradient the dialog box OK & Cancel buttons become inactive & there is no way to get out of the dialog (and save the new gradient without saving to disk -- I just want it for this project, not saved, just to use).
Seems consistent -- don't know if it's a CS4 bug or just my system. I'd love to know if others can create custom gradients or not.

Just checked by the way & this only happens after a new gradient is created. When the dialog is first opened, before creating the new gradient, it closes just fine, but once there's an new gradient the buttons become inoperative...

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