Photoshop CS 6 repeatedly launching, conflict with Application Manager

I am now getting multiple systems that will not open Photoshop CS 6.  As soon as PS starts to open, Application Manager starts and prevents PS from opening.  The two applications alternate for control with neither being able to open.  This problem is also occurring with Illustrator CS 6 and now has started in Photoshop. 
When the "fight" starts you have to do a forced shut down (power button for 10 seconds) in order to be able to login.  Then Uninstalling the application, either by the Uninstaller of PS or by using the ELA uninstaller created when the Install package is created.  Systems are Apple 10.8.2 with Adobe Application Manager Enterprise Created installer for Master Suite.
This has now appeared on six or seven systems of the approximatly 200 that got the install.  The applications ran normally with no problems for about two weeks bu now the problems are popping up for no appearent reason.

Thank you for the video.  It is exactly what has been reported by me and some others in the Illustrator forum also.  To me a "crash" is when a program fails to open properly and requires a forced power off to recover the computer.  I will add that the same problem as shown will appear again as soon as Photoshop (or Illustrator if that is the broken program) is reopened.  The problem will remain until PS (or AI) is uninstalled and reinstalled.  The version I have for the installer is the older 13.1 but that had worked for several weeks and this problem just started recently and I had not installed (at least knowingly) any changed software be it PS, AI or AAM. prior to that time.  I did have some systems at the latest update and at least one of those failed also.
I have tried creating an Update package from AAMEE but the package that is created does not install using Apple Remote Desktop nor does it install if the created package is copied to the desktop of the system I am trying to update.
It is looking to me like the problem is located in the Adobe Application Manager since that app is common to both Photoshop and Illustrator.  I have tried using the AAM that installs as part of the Master Suite and the first thing it does is update itself.  My guess is that this "update" that AAM self-installs is broken and is causing the problem.  That is only my guess based on my observations.  Perhaps someone can come up with a way to prove or disprove my guess.
My next project for tomorrow will be to try to create a brand new installer with all updates since trying to individually use the Update button in the actual Photoshop  does work but I'll be damned if I am going to visit two hundred seperate machines to have to install the update on each and every system as a stand alone update, especially since I have already had at least one system that I know was on the latest update but still failed in exactly the way your video shows.
A follow up will be to try to remove the AAM and reinstall a new version from the Adobe web site just to see if that helps, hurts or has no discernable effect.

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