Photoshop not displaying open file

I am using a Compac laptop computer with Windows XP Home with the Creative Suite 3 and 2 Gb of RAM.
The problem I am running into is that when I open a file in Photoshop CS3, it will open, however it only shows up in the navigator, not on the desktop/edit space. I can "zoom in" and "zoom out" however it is only reflected in the navigator, it still does not show up to be able to edit.
I have tried uninstalling and resinstalling the entire Creative Suite. That sometimes helps, but it doesn't seem to last. It has been happening now for about 6 months.
It seems strange so any advice/help would be wonderful!!

>I am using a Compac laptop computer with Windows XP Home
>so any advice/help would be wonderful!!
Best advice we can give you on this side of the hall is to tell you to buy a Mac. You must have mistakingly taken a wrong turn somewhere.
But in my travels I have heard that CS3 may not work with home versions of Windows.
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