Editor Auto-Selects Text Won't Edit CS4

Hi,
I dunno what I did, but after 2 happy years with CS4, the editor has started doing something very annoying. Probably a stupid thing -I- did but I can't figure it out.
When I open a document, the cursor struggles to auto-select either an entire 'block' (eg. a DIV or even the entire file) and when I try to edit, it refuses... simply trying to 'select' the appropriate surrounding block of -whatever- rather than simply allowing for -editing-. What I have to do is double click on some arbitrary spot in the code, enter a space, then remove the space... and then it magically 'gives up' the fight and allows for straight editing.
What's going on? As I said, I'm sure it's some goofy preference but I can't figure out what it is.
Any ideas?
TIA,
---JC

Hey that worked!
Annoyed that I had to re-do all my windows but... what the hey...
Still wondering what 'preference' that is, though.
THANKS!
---JC

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