Win XP SP3 inhibits Photoshop CS3

I recently purchased TurboTax for 2011 and found out that I must have SP3 in my Win XP PCs. Since my two PCs perform fantastic, in my video editing, with SP2 I was relactant to upgrade(?) to SP3., but I did.... Now my Photoshop CS3 opens but immediately "...is NOT responding". All my other Adobe: PPro Cs3, etc work fine. My Desktop SEARCH also stopped working. The MS support wanted me to allow them to remotly control my keyboard and mouse.... but I decided not too...
I RESTORED back to SP2 and everything works...of course I cannot install TurboTax...
Any ideas?
I thank you so much.!!!
Kosmas

My idea would be that you ask Photoshop questions in that forum
How to Select a Forum http://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-1015

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