PSE 11 won't open files

When I try to open afile with Pse 11 I get an error message that says file is locked or I don't have permissions.
I did find that files were marked as read only but changing it doesn't seem to  change things. I have full pemissions to edit these files
but still won't open.
The same files will open in Windows Photo Viewer and MS Office Picture Manager.
This seems to have happened since I re-installed Windows 7

Hi dj_paige
Error message below
Adobe Photoshop Elements 11
Could not open a scratch file because the file is locked or you do not have the necessary access priveleges.
Use the 'Properties' command in the Windows Explorer to unlock the file.
I have tried opening by double clicking in Windows Explorer and by selecting open with..
PSE will not run as I get the same error message when I try to open the program.
I can open the Organiser and select files but when I try to open in the Editor I get the same error message.

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