Unable to start Photoshop

NOW WHAT? I already tried uninstall / reinstall.

Log Name:
Application
Source:
Application Error
Date:
3/26/2015 7:25:23 PM
Event ID:
1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:
Error
Keywords:
Classic
User:
N/A
Computer:
Dad-PC
Description:
Faulting application name: Photoshop.exe, version: 15.2.2.310, time stamp: 0x5480338c
Faulting module name: amdocl64.dll, version: 2.4.650.9, time stamp: 0x4ddc7b01
Exception code: 0xc0000417
Fault offset: 0x00000000003a84cc
Faulting process id: 0x19c8
Faulting application start time: 0x01d0681c17b80869
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2014\Photoshop.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\amdocl64.dll
Report Id: 5f87d8e2-d40f-11e4-9c03-d43d7e37e762
Event Xml:
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<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
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<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-03-26T23:25:23.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>150107</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Dad-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Photoshop.exe</Data>
<Data>15.2.2.310</Data>
<Data>5480338c</Data>
<Data>amdocl64.dll</Data>
<Data>2.4.650.9</Data>
<Data>4ddc7b01</Data>
<Data>c0000417</Data>
<Data>00000000003a84cc</Data>
<Data>19c8</Data>
<Data>01d0681c17b80869</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2014\Photoshop.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\Windows\system32\amdocl64.dll</Data>
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