PSE8 won't rebuild faulty thumbnail cache - any ideas?

I had a LOT of trouble moving my catalog of about 16000jpeg files from a previous pc (PSE6) to a new Windows 7, 64 bit pc.  PSE6 or 7 wouldn't load on the new one so I purchased PSE8.  After a MONTH of uninstall/reinstall etc I finally got the catlaog to work (by converting then moving the thumbnail cache file from the old pc to the new.- It wouldn't work by deleting the cache on the new pc and hopng for a rebuild). It all worked well for a week or 2 and I deleted quite a few files and tags and was just adding some new photos and the cache became corrupted again.  I tried the" repair catalog" instruction and it tried to reform the cache but this jammed Organiser completely and it won't work at all now - opens but is frozen (eg won't even minimise).  I'd left it overnight to recreate the thumbnails so it isn't that....I've got a request for Adobe to answer the problem - (1st June) but haven't heard anything yet.  Any suggestions? Is anyone else using this volume of jpegs on a 64 bit pc with Windows 7...?  Adobe give no official maximum catalog size....but this isn't fitfor my purposes....I'm probably going to switch to Picasa for my new files but need to get access to my old files back via Organiser,,:-(

Dear John,
As this is rather complicated and I did take action following my post on the forum, I thought it best to email and send the attachment - which is your suggestions and my comments..the rather sad results!
I am now back to the generic Adobe solutions and their customer services. (I think, unless you spot something??)
As Organiser isn't jammed with the tiny test catalog it seems it is purely a problem with the main catalog - and an inability to rebuild thumbnails - it starts the rebuild as soon as Organiser is opened (judging from the size and times of the thumb.5 cache file) then jams straightaway - the last one was 338KB today - just before midnight - a little while ago...  It DID rebuild the tiny test catalog after I deleted that thumbnail cache file as a test.
Adobe's customer service solution was to split the main catalog as discussed before as they said it was too big...(I know it SHOULDN'T be! - and indeed it did work at full size for a week...)
1.  To split??  Although your psedb tool didn't find last time any errors it does appear to be a problem linked to this (size of/ number of tags? Etc?) catalog...if I am to access the info at all it looks as if I MAY need to split it...as you recommend not doing that if at all possible I thought I'd just send you the attached update to see if you do think it is now warranted...(assuming I'd be able to split it anyway) with Organiser being jammed...
2.  Try a restore??  Adobe's troubleshooting suggestion includes to restore from a back up if repair and optimise don't work - although my back up is only a week old (so not TOO bad) this would still require thumbnail creation wouldn't it? (and I recall it didn't work last time...) - and it would require overwriting my image files again I think?  As they are jpegs I'm concerned I'll lose quality each time...is that right?
3.  Rebuild?? I note your comment re the problems with Organiser - and although I've loved it and found it so fast and useful, I will be looking elsewhere for future file organisation - I can't stand the uncertainty of PSE8!  However I do so need to access the info in my main catalog...is it time to give up on it though, if an alternative or splitting isn't an answer?  I've got to be realistic.  Adobe's point 7 in troubleshooting catalog errors is in fact to rebuild.  arrgghh!
I'd be interested in your views on these points - or alternatives.  I may be "in denial" over losing the catalog but hope is fading fast...
Looking forward to hearing from you if you are able to spare the time,
Many thanks
Ruth
(Jigsawpuzzl)

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