Smart Brush Tool - Not working

I can't use the smart brush tool (either for blue skies, whiten teeth etc.). The following message comes up when I select the brush: COULD NOT USE THE SMART BRUSH TOOL BECAUSE NO ADJUSTMENT WAS SELECTED. Is this an installation issue?
Note: when I select the brush, no menu pops up...nor does one appear in the top menu bar

Try these steps:
Quit PSE, then go to your username>library>preferences and delete:
com.adobe.PhotoshopElements.plist (and the renamed copy)
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 Paths
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 Settings
Now go to your hard drive>library>application support>adobe>Photoshop Elements>9.0>locale>en_US (or your location) and delete mediaDatabase.db3. (Note that you have 3 library folders: the one under your username where you deleted the prefs, one in System>library, and one at the top level of your hard drive. For this you want the last one.
Repair permissions and relaunch the editor, but don't do anything till you see the icons reappear in the effects panel.

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