Help please...All menus grayed out in CS4...

Premiere Pro used to work and a few weeks ago when I openned it, all of the menu items were grayed out and no editing panel or anything openned. I can't even quit the program. Literally everything is grayed out.
There is nothing I can do with it.  I have uninstalled the entire Master Collection using the Adobe Installers and double checked to make sure things were cleaned up by using the Creative Suite Cleaner Tool.I have also attempted to just reinstall Premiere Pro from the disks to no avail.
All other programs in the suite apprear to load and work fine. Only Premiere Pro CS4 does not work.
Any ideas on how to fix this issue? I really need to be able to use the program and can't yet afford to upgrade to CS5.5... so any help would be appreciated.
Thanks guys!
David

Thanks Bill. No worries... Haa, haa. I should have asked MYSELF about the second monitor.
REALLY appreciate the help and care.
Blessings bro.
David
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:54:35 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Help please...All menus grayed out in CS4...
The second monitor has been an issue with several programs. Photoshop is one too.
There is another thread, where a user was getting the "bing," that a window was open, but could not see it. Sure enough, it was on his second monitor, that had been disconnected. I should have asked if you had ever had a second monitor. I am the "dunce."
Glad that you located the problem and good luck,
Hunt
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