PSE 3.0 Organizer Not Responding

Have been using Photoshop Elements 3.0 for several years. Suddenly the organizer won't open to display photos. I have at least 2,000 photos but thought the organizer would handle unlimited number. This is the first time I've had a problem and only use PSE to organize my photos and do some minor editing. This old lady would greatly appreciate any ideas!!

Does clicking Conrtol+1 help you? Let me know if it helps. Please make sure that your catalog is same as the one where you imported your media.
~V

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Language Version: 13.0 (20140831.m.62014)
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Catalog Location: C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Elements Organizer\Catalogs\Scans improved Judy\
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Later:
Deselecting the Media Analysis options has helped noticeably. It no longer freezes, but still seems to take longer than with Elements 12.

Just Elements 13.
Noticed something else. When I haven't used Elements for a while, things take considerably longer at first. Once I've worked with a couple of pictures, things speed up. Presumably this is due to having to swap various parts in when Elements is started. Once you're underway I'd guess the swapping is reduced and therefore things speed up.
Similarly, I notice faster response when I use Elements right after a reboot, with little else running.
I'm no technical whiz, but this suggests to me that more memory might help.
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OK, so the Organizer isn't "crashing" every time you "use" it. It will open the old catalog without any error messages. I assume you're using the "Thumbnail" view where you see all the images in the catalog. (Is that right?) It's when you attempt to scroll down through the displayed images that you get an "Organizer is not responding" error message. You also get that error message if you highlight an image and select "Edit with Photoshop Elements".
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How much RAM is installed on your computer?
How much free space is on your system (C:) drive?
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