Guides and Tools Not Working As Expected

I'm running Adobe Photoshop CS4 on Mac OS X 10.6.6 (10J567).
I've recently run into an issue that is quite frustrating. When attempting to drag a horizontal guide from the top ruler, a vertical guide appears at my cursor instead. Likewise, when I attempt to drag a vertical guide, a horizontal one appears instead.
Sadly, the guides aren't the only issue. When attempting to use the selection or crop tools, the selection expands in all directions when dragged. Also, when most tools are selected, the eyedropper icon is what is shown rather than the appropriate cursor.
I've tried removing preferences during Photoshop startup (Command+Option+Shift). I've also gone as far as to uninstall CS4 and re-install...to no avail. Has anyone encountered this? Has anyone found a fix for it?
I have found this link: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/881/cpsid_88159.html, though that indicates a problem with CS5, not CS4.
Any assistance anyone can give would be much appreciated!

Is this a new problem, or has it been happening since you installed CS4? Did it just happen with the last update from Apple? The previous version?
Any other applications affected that you know of?
I'm just chasing shadows, here, but this might help narrow things down. Also, are you using a Wacom or non-Apple keyboard, or any other HIDs? I had a problem with the function key lock not 'sticking' across reboots, so would seem to lose some functionality - not the same as you're describing, but perhaps worth noting.
As the technote says Adobe is working with Apple, it seems like a collision with keyboard shortcts. Perhaps you could check any mappings or custom shortcuts, as well as the keyboard settings and tweak them.
Sorry I can't provide more insight, but I'll keep an eye out for possible solutions.
-Scott

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