Win7 & CS3

Hi all,
Just finished setting a new PC at home with Windows 7, I had thought about using PS-E8 but didn`t like the print interface, So I reloaded my old photo editor software PS-CS3, which I do like because it just gets on with the job!
However I’ve noticed it behaves differently on Win7. - i.e. My tool palette which normally have in single column mode to the left, now only work in compressed view (short double column mode) even if I grab it and try push it across to other side it just will not snap out to single column t othe othe paletts! I didn`t realise that the operating system had such an effect on PS interface, or Iam I missing somthing.
Any ideas !!!

On the top of the tool box , click on the double arrow and
see if it goes to single column.
MTSTUNER

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