Trouble with the Clone Stamp/ Brush Sampling Layer

Hey guys! I've been having trouble with my clone stamp tool. Just installed the new PS CC and when I try to sample the layer that I want to clone, I hit "alt-click" and it gives the the error message telling me to do the very thing I just did? alt-click.  Doesn't work.  Same problem with the brush tool, except no error message, it just doesn't sample it. Can you help me figure out what the problem is? Thank you!

Update your graphics driver and/ or turn off OpenGL in the prefs and check for flakey color profiles.
Mylenium

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