Problem with Photoshop 4.0 Windows

Hello, I am here to ask for a resolution to a problem related to Photoshop Elements 4.0
Three years ago I bought a Wacom Graphics Tablet Intuos series
It came with a free registered software CD for Photoshop Elements 4.0, in which I installed it and registered it with the given serial codes, under my name. It worked fine, until just a few months ago. That is, it worked for around two years.
Now this is my problem. When I create a new canvas, I am pretty much locked out of PSE4! I can't add or edit layers, use filters, and pretty much every other function and option is greyed out. All I can do is draw on the white background image, but that won't get anything done.
What is wrong with my PSE4? Is PSE4 not software, but a subscription for a limited time? It was not a trial version, it was the full product that came bundled with my 400 dollar tablet.
A wierd thing about this, when I open an old drawing that I made while it worked fine, it works fine. I am allowed to edit layers and use every other function of PSE4 on that drawing, but still, I can't do anything with new documents. I want to draw again, but I can't!
Thank you for your help!

Melvyn, PSE 4 is hit and miss on Vista. Some folks get it working others don't. Even if it installs there may be some issues. I believe help files are no longer available for one. I've also seen some posts that describe phantom lines that only exist in the display. How to Install PSE on Vista: During installation turn Anti-Virus off. (Temporarily disconnect from the internet or run a scan after you complete installation to be safe.) During installation turn UAC (User Account Control) off...maybe forever as it's a pain. To do this, Control Panel<User Accounts and Family Safety<User Accounts<Turn User Account Control on and off. Remove Checkmark that is on by default. Click "Okay" and restart computer. Edited to add how to enable/disable UAC. PSE must be installed in an Admin account. In Vista, an Admin account isn't the true power account so you still need to grant admin privileges to the program. To do this, Right click the PSE launch icon and select "Run as Administrator". Since PSE isn't supported under Vista, you should tell Vista to run it as XP. To do this, right click the PSE launch icon and select Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab and check the box "Run this program in Compatibility mode for" then select XP (Service Pack 2) from the pull down menu. Hit "Okay". HTH, Terri

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Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
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Choose Start > Control Panels > Add or Remove Programs.
Select Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and choose to remove it.
Close the Add Or Remove Programs window and the Control Panel.
Open Windows Explorer.
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If the Lightroom Preferences.agprefs file is still in the Documents and Settings/[username]/Application Data/Adobe/Lightroom/Preferences folder, delete it.
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Mylenium

Little Problem with Photoshop CS3

Hi, I have a little problem with Photoshop CS3, I'm not sure if this's because a Windows option that I messed up, but the thing is that I didn't touch any options, or some kind of preferences.
I'm talking about the "little windows" (I don't know the correct name) that come from, in this case, the Filter and Analysis options, they're coming down from their right side, and usually, the come down from their left side. This is really annoying.
Not big deal, but I can't really work properly. I hope you guys can help me, and this's my first post, I hope I didn't break any rule.

Thanks Mylenium, that was the problem, I don't even have a tablet, but that fixed my problem =)
Thanks again.

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