Photoshop CS3 quit working

I'm using Photosop CS3 on Mac 10.4. I am able to launch photoshop and open one or two files, but then it stops working. It won't even allow me to do a File, Open, as Photoshop just appears inactive. If I restart the system, it will let me open another file or two, then stop working again. Any tips? I tried deleting the preferences and that didn't help.

I would create a new user account. Login to this new account and test Photoshop. If your problem is no longer precent, then you know it's something in your user/library that is corrupt or damaged. If this is the case, you would have to hunt down any file, just like your preference files, that might be created by Photoshop.
If Photoshop still hangs on the new user account, you probably need to reinstall it, or you have something else conflicting with it. It that is the case, look at Login Items that might have been installed recently.

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I would create a new user account. Login to this new account and test Photoshop. If your problem is no longer precent, then you know it's something in your user/library that is corrupt or damaged. If this is the case, you would have to hunt down any file, just like your preference files, that might be created by Photoshop.
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If you give complete and detailed information about your setup and the issue at hand,
such as your platform (Mac or Win),
exact versions of your OS, of Photoshop (not just "CS6", but something like CS6v.13.0.6) and of Bridge,
your settings in Photoshop > Preference > Performance
the type of file you were working on,
machine specs, such as total installed RAM, scratch file HDs, total available HD space, video card specs, including total VRAM installed,
what troubleshooting steps you have taken so far,
what error message(s) you receive,
if having issues opening raw files also the exact camera make and model that generated them,
if you're having printing issues, indicate the exact make and model of your printer, paper size, image dimensions in pixels (so many pixels wide by so many pixels high). if going through a RIP, specify that too.
etc.,
someone may be able to help you (not necessarily this poster).
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