Error Message in PSE 12. Cannot complete request due to a Program Error

Hi,
I have just bought Photoshop Elements 12 and have checked for updates. All ok. My laptop meets the system requirements. The OS is Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. There is stacks of room on the dedicated hard drive I use for Elements. I use a Nikon 7100. When I am editing my RAW images sometimes everything is fine with the edit completed and saved as designed. At other times I do my editing, click on "open image" and I get an error message that my request cannot be completed because of a program error. The only thing I can do to get editing again is to re-start Elements. Sometimes I get the error message at my first edit and at other times on my second, after a successful first save.
I'd be grateful for any ideas as to why I'm getting this message and what I need to do to fix it.
Thanks.
Miceal Zimmer

Well, your info is inadequate/ insufficient/ vague. We need exact info about your system, exact memory and file handling settings, what files you work with, what tools/ features/ functions you use when the errors occur and so on. There's always a specific cause.
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