Photoshop 5.5 won't open at all & can't reinstall

I have Photoshop 5.5 and 1 gig of RAM. For some reason, lately, I cannot open the program. The window opens, but it is blank, none of the tools load, and there is just the hourglass there. It stays like this. I have to eventually close it (I have to go through the non-responsive bit). When it's locked up like this, I can't even reinstall it. It will just not execute the setup file.
I have tried deleting the preferences file and the .ini file in my settings. I tried rebooting. I have plenty of RAM and harddisk space. I also tried shutting down all other programs, yet still it won't open.
If someone can offer any advice, I would really appreciate it. Thank you!

That's a pretty old version (
Released February 1999).
Depending on what version of Windows you're using (you haven't said), it may simply not work. Since I'm not a Windows user, you'll have to wait for further info on that.
And for future reference, Evelyn, it's ALWAYS a good thing to mention which OS version you're using, and to recall what, if anything you might have updated or installed between the time something works, and when it doesn't. Even something you think might be insignificantlike a new video drivermight have an effect.

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