PSE 11 all layers locked-always

I have PSE 11 and no matter how I save what I am working on, even as a PSD with layers, I am unable to edit the project after it is saved.  This started happening all of a sudden and it is difficult to work with being unable to simply edit as needed. Any help would be appreciated!

When PSE gets weird, the first thing is to reset the prefs. Go to the editor>preferences>general and click this button, then restart the editor:

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  • Unlock all layers

    Hi everybody.
    i recieved a illustrator file with thousands of layers/sublayers, one of them is locked, and illustrator don't let me replace a font because says that "layer is locked".
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    You can also Select all Layers by clicking on the top, or the bottom, then holding down Shift and clicking on the other (top, or bottom). That will Select the Background, but as Conroy points out, it cannot be Moved, so you might not want to use that, depending on what your next operation will be.
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  • Incorrect functionality of Embedded tag in html page, displaying object on top of all layers of Adobe air application native window

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    Description
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