Files won't open. It was working before so I don't know what I have done.

photoshop does let me select a file but then it just doesn't open it. I'm not sure what I might have changed to make this happen. Has this happened to anyone else, any ideas on what i could do to fix this?
Thanks,
Hira

Hi,
Tried that and didn't get a window but photoshop is now wiped clean and reset. No difference. Still won't open. Thanks anyway.

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