Pse 6 opening png files

hello, I am having trouble opening png files on my pse 6. I have opened these files on other versions of pse before, but with this new version i can't open it. The message comes up that "could not complete your request because Photoshop does not recognize this type of file". Can anyone help.

First go to your username>library>preferences and delete:
com.adobe.Photoshop.Elements.plist
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Paths folder
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Settings folder
Repair permissions and try again.
if that fails, try running the installer again over the current install (I'm assuming this is an admin account where you're having the problem), only choose Repair Components when you get to that screen. If you can't do that, try uninstalling and reinstalling.

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