Pivot Point Problem - CS3

Using cs3 with Windows7, it's been hit or miss lately on whether or not I can adjust the pivot point when doing select, edit>transform>rotate. Working with a photo yesterday, on several occasions when I tried to adjust the pivot point the entire selected area would move; other times, I was successful in moving the pivot point. I was working with a .png file but encountered the same problem after converting it to a .tiff. Even more frustrating was the fact I could adjust the pivot point on one area selected on the photo, but not a different area on the same photo.
Anybody have any thoughts on this problem?

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Also needed are exact versions of your OS and of Photoshop.
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