Photoshop CS3 application has moved

I finally installed Photoshop CS3 last night for my Macbook. I installed in onto my external drive because I didn't have too much space, but I moved the application onto my internal drive when I realized that just Photoshop by itself doesn't take up that much room (Bridge, Device Central, and Stock Photos are still on the external). The only problem is, EVERY time I open Photoshop on my Macbook it tells me that the application has moved and that I need to repair some settings, then it asks for my keychain password. Why does it do this every single time? It's really annoying. Anybody know how to fix this?
Thanks.
-Gabe

Dave,
That's what I figured too. I would love to reinstall Photoshop, but I just don't have the space for the other files and it didn't look like there was a way to just install P-shop without them. The funny thing is that whether I choose "repair" or "cancel" the program works fine. It's just annoying to see that dialog every time I open the program and would like it to go away. I don't understand how repairing it doesn't seem to do anything.
Anyone have an idea?

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