Tools Missing in Photoshop Elements 4.0

I'm using a Mac with Photoshop Elements 4.0 and several of the tools on my toolbar have disappeared! SO Frustrating . . . I've tried reseting prefrences, nada. I would try increasing screen resolution to see if they just got dragged out, but its already on the biggest resolution possible.
It seems like this should be an easy fix! Please help!

Barbara,
Thanks so much! I got out of quick fix and they were still gone, but then tried going to Window > Tools in standard fix and they all came back. Hallelujah! Thanks again! :)

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Ya, okay ! I use a number of PSE programs, one of which is PSE 9. The tools for some reason seem to have frozen. When I use the move tool I don't get just one hand but 3 hand symbols all next to each other. Same thing with the crop tool, I don't get one symbol but 3 all next to each other. There are a couple of tools that just don't work at all. It's like the PSE 9 got hit with some virus or sorts. Oh well, live and learn. Trying to get through to tech service is next to impossible.

Have you seen this other thread you started about this problem?
Photoshop Elements 9 is messed up.
Did you use Barbara's fix?
It would be less confusing if you only posted this question once, not three times:
HOW DO I RESET ALL THE TOOLS IN PSE 9 ? THE CURSOR IS REALLY MESSED UP AND DOES NOT WORK WITH THE TOOLS. I TOUCH THE HAND AND I GET 3 HANDS, I TRY TO USE THE CROP AND I GET 3 SMALL CIRCLES. THE CURSOR IS REALLY MESSED UP. DO I HAVE TO GET ANOTHER PSE 9 ?
Photoshop Elements 9 is messed up.
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See my answer in the other post:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1087093?tstart=0

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pli1 wrote:
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No Brian. Normally when I open Organizer there is as vertical list of tools on the left side of the screen. Tonight that list of tools is not present. I want to add a caption in Organizer. Usually on the tools panel (long list of buttons on left of screen) there is T tool and I click that and drag the rectangle to a desired part of the photo and type the caption. Very simple if the Tools Panel is present.
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Hey,
i need the slice tool for Photoshop Elements 11.
is there maybe a Plug-In slice tool???
Hat jemand vielleicht eine Idee woher ich ein slice tool für Photoshop Elements 11 bekomme?
Oder gibt es keine möglichkeit das slice tool bei Photoshop Elements 11 zu nutzen?
Greetz from Germany
Pierre

See my answer in the other post:
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Hey,
i need the slice tool for Photoshop Elements 11.
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Oder gibt es keine möglichkeit das slice tool bei Photoshop Elements 11 zu nutzen?
Greetz from Germany
Pierre

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