Phototshop Elements ver. 11.0 color picker tool misfiring- help!

The color picker tool is suddenly not working correctly in photoshop elements editor ver. 11.0. I've reset the tool, reset all tools and closed/ opened the program several times.
Still not woring correctly- help ?

What happens when you try to use it? Are you sure that you're targeting a layer with something in it, not an adjustment layer, say?

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