Photoshop CS 6 is locked

When I sign in to my photoshop CS6 it enters the program but everything is locked.  How do I unlock the program?

I run CS6 on Windows 8.  Everything seemed ok for a little while after I
recently reinstalled it.  All of a sudden when I click on the icon the
program goes through the open process but when it opens none of the commands
work.  The only way I can exit the program is to use the Control Alt Delete
keys and close out through the task manager.

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