Photoshop Elements 6 complete meltdown

My PSE6 has worked quite well for a couple of years but has now had a complete meltdown. It all started when I imported a batch of images (including CR2 files) from a CF card -- like I've done countless times -- and found that no thumbnails were generated. I then followed the Recreate and Repair path and ended up with the current situation. Now the program doesn't start at all without freezing immediately, not even after two reinstallations. It gets stuck when generating thumbnails in the Organizer, where it goes automatically (despite the two fresh installations) following a setting from at least two years back. The hourglass stops rotating and when I try anything within the program it turns "white" and I get the dreadful "the program is not responding" message from Windows (Vista). Part of problem is that I can't exit the Organizer (since it freezes) and get to the Welcome screen. Nor can I delete any of the latest images imported (in case they are corrupt). I've deleted the thumbnails cache file time and again, set up the multi- to single-processor workaround (as it used to be), and moved all the catalogue files to the desktop. Nothing changes anything. What on earth is going on?

Navigate to:
John > AppData >Roaming >Adobe >Photoshop Elements >6.0 >Organizer
Delete the PSA file (with key symbol) and delete Status.dat
Re-start the program
N.B. replace John with your own user name or click the start button and select your user name above documents.
If you can’t see AppData (Click image below) you must enable hidden files.
See this how-to-geek link:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/show-hidden-files-and-folders-in-windows-vist a/

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