Global Light Defaults

In CS4 I was able to set a global light default by going to Layer > Layer Styles > Glogal Light... Once I set that global light value (example: 90º), any new document created would have that same global light setting.
In CS5, I have to set the global light on every single new document that I create. The default setting I choose is totally ignored on new documents.
Do I have a bad install? Does global light work for others in the same way as cs4? Are they fixes that people are aware of for this issue?
Thanks in Advance

If you mean the Lighting Effects Filter, that was removed from PSE12. However if you have an older version of PSE you can copy the Lighting Effects filter to PSE12 (unless it is the PSE10 version which does not work). If you don't have an older version you can still download the PSE11 trial from prodesigntools.com (providing you follow their very important instructions exactly).
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Thanks for the followup! I'm not at all certain any more exactly which term I used for the search. I didn't actually know what the "widget" was called, but eventually discovered that name on the web while searching for Photoshop CS4 Extended 3D Tools, I believe. I still didn't realize that it was called the "Axis Widget," but of course that makes perfect sense. I believe once I discovered that it was called a "widget" that I used that term for my search and eventually discovered the fact that if OpenGL wasn't enabled that one couldn't see this widget. Then I began a search to try and discover how to enable OpenGL. Once I found that (in the reference link I posted in the other response), I was able to see and use the Axis Widget.
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This forum has been very useful and I commend Adobe for this type help. Unfortunately, there are numerous Photoshop users who really are not aware that there even is a forum. Those of us who are reasonably web savy tend to forget that many users don't have our background and unless they are specifically directed (perhaps on the trial download page) and reminded, they simply give up in frustration when they can't get adequate help otherwise. I realize there is probably little that can be done about the use of tier one off-shore support because everyone in the electronics and computer industry is doing it, but having access to tier two when the tier one support falls short is important. The additional costs to Adobe will be offset by increased customer satisfaction and better sales will eventually offset the initial losses. A number of Photoshop users have long been a bit "miffed" at Adobe for some of their policies such as bundling the RAW converters and leaving those who paid for the stand-alone versions without an upgrade path without purchasing another version of Photoshop, or buying Elements just to get the converter, etc. Good customer relations are paramount for the bottom line of any business.
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Altitude For the Bevel and Emboss effect, sets the height of the light source. A setting of 0 is equivalent to ground level, 90 is directly above the layer. Angle Determines the lighting angle at which the effect is applied to the layer. You can drag in the document window to adjust the angle of a Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, or Satin effect.
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