Lightroom was unable to prepare the selected file at ... for editing. It will not be opened

Hello,
I am trying to open an image into Photoshop from Lightroom, however recently i am getting this error message. can anyone help?
Thank you so much in advance.
Andrew

This could be due to a corrupt Preference File. This file can go "funny" and is then responsible for all kinds of strange behavior of Lr. The remedy is replacing the Preference File.
BTW: Re-installing Lr does not replace the Pref. File since it is designed to "survive" upgrades.
See here for where to find the Preference file for your OS: http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/preference-file-locations-lightroo m-4.html
See here for how to go about Replacing the Preference File: http://lightroomers.com/replacing-the-lightroom-preference-file/745/

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