Photoshop CS on the fritz

Version: Photoshop CS (1)
Computer: Pentium 2.4 gHz dual core
4 Gigs Ram
Nvidia 7950 video card Win XP Home
Hi, I started to get this strange error with my Photoshop when making a new document in Photoshop and got the following error: "cannot initiate Photoshop because Photoshop cannot create any more windows".
I thought the easiest thing to do would be to reinstall (Photoshop needs reinstalling extremely often unfortunately), but now when I try and open the program it just give an alert beep and closes back up. Even though I rarely use ImageReady, I opened that up to check and it does the same behavior.
I phoned Adobe and they took my information and user number then they told me that they would not support the version I have and I have to use the forums. :( Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do?
Thanks in advance.

The first thing to try before a re-install is resetting your preferences, as described in the FAQ.
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.ef4a07f/1
You either have to physically delete (or rename) the preference files or, if using the Alt, Ctrl, and Shift method,
be sure that you get a confirmation dialog.
This resets all settings in Photoshop to factory defaults.
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