On Mac OS 10.9.5 : impossible to initialize Photoshop because of an error of the program

I downloaded Adobe PhotoShop CC and Lightroom 5 (paid version). Lightroom 5 seams to work but Adobe PhotoShop gives an error message "impossible d'initialiser Photoshop en raison d'une erreur du programme" (sorry it's in French, in English this could be "impossible to initialize Photoshop because of an error of the program". Not any additionnal error code or comment.
I tried to uninstall, dowload and install again, but I still get the same message after the new install.
Has anybody experimented this problem ? Thanks for your kind help.

Thanks for tour suggestion, but unfortunately it does not work. I get a dialog box about virtual memory and the disks I want to choose for, but I cannot trash the prefs. I changed the disks to see and I still get the same message.

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"Antivirus Software On Your Mac: Yes or No?"
http://gigaom.com/apple/antivirus-software-on-your-mac-yes-or-no/
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Some Windows PCs can be infected with viruses during the manufacturing process in the factories - in other words they can actually be purchased with viruses bundled with the operating system!
Several new computers have been found carrying malware installed in the factory, suggests a Microsoft study.
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Microsoft won permission from a US court to tackle the network of hijacked PCs made from Nitol-infected computers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19585433
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