Newbie question: how do I create a bokeh effect in PSE 8?

I am having trouble getting a blurred background effect in a portrait. Could someone please tell me how to do it. I've attached the example I am working on. All I want to do is to blur down the bricks behind the man's head, but I cannot seem to do it by creating a duplicate layer and then using the blur filter. Thanks for any help you can give.

The steps you describe are correct, so it sounds like a problem with the program. Is this a new problem or has it always been that way? Do you have this problem with other Blur tools or other Filters, or just the Gaussian Blur? You might want to post another forum topic titled "problem with Gaussian Blur"; more users are likely to read and respond to it.
You might try resetting the preferences file. This often corrects PSE problems which pop up for no apparant reason. I don't know if this works in PSE8, but there is how to do it in previous versions: Press and hold Option-Command-Shift immediately while starting PSE. The timing is critical; you may have to try this several times. A dialog box will pop up with the question "Delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements Settings file?" (or similar message depending on the PSE version). Click YES.
Here are 2 sites which address the corrupted preferences file:
http://www.northlite.net/ps/prefs.htm
http://www.photokaboom.com/photography/learn/Photoshop_Elements/troubleshooting/1_troubles hooting.htm#Preference

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