Selection Tool does not work

Hi, everyone, I noticed that the Selection tool (V) does not work properly, I use Ai CS3, and I can`t resize,move or select any object or text, Can anyone help me?
Thanks a lot
Diana

Sounds like "Preferences>Selection & Anchor Display>Object Selection by Path only" is on.

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