Why won't my layer fill behind objects in other layers?

Hey guys, I have no idea why this certain copy of Photoshop CS5 is doing this.  I'll be trying to fill a layer or a selection but whenever I fill it, it never fills anything below other objects in completely unrelated layers.  Is there a setting I can turn off to make sure that this doesn't happen anymore?  It's really frustrating.   Thanks!

Are you filling with the Paint Bucket Tool? If so, make sure that it doesn't have All Layers enabled in the Options bar, otherwise it will consider the colours in layers other than target when determining which pixels of the target are to be filled. (Same advice applies when making a selction with Magic Wand Tool and others.)

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