CS3 Brushes don't work!!

[don0234]

My brushes in CS3 do not work. I click them and they show on the screen but do not work.
Any ideas on how to fix this?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Don

[Roy]

What are you trying to do with the brush and what are the settings for it? Mode, opacity and flow?

[don0234]

I will have to check these settings tonight. I know flow and opacity are at 100%.

[SpeedRacerSlots]

back off the opacity and flow and you should get the results you are looking for.

[don0234]

Ok.
Mode in normal
Backed off opacity and flow.
Still nothing works with brush or eraser

[hhscr]

Do you have a layer selected that can be edited?

[don0234]

yes and it still won't work

[Roy]

Don, please explain what you are trying to do with the brush. Does it involve a mask or something? Trying to figure out what's going on here.

[don0234]

I am trying to remove/brush away some blurring in a layer. I also wanted to put some color back in a black and white layer.
I had done this plenty of times before.
I am afraid that with my wife and kids playing around with the CS3 they have changed things.

How hard is it to remove CS3 and re-install it?
I will just have to go back and re-do my preset actions.
I have a deadline for a program cover and need to do whatever it takes to get back up and running.
Thanks all for trying to help.

[ThePhilosopher]

I always save my workspace when I make changes so if someone else comes in and mess with it I just load up my workspace. Before removing maybe you can try changing the workspace?

[Patti Edens]

CapsLock on?
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[don0234]

Well. it's fixed.
I don't understand why or how? I tried to remove it from my program files and it would not be removed. The files were gone but the desktop icon was still there. So i tried it out and it worked?
I then re-loaded the cd so that I would have all the other Adobe programs back and it still works. YEAH!

Thank you all for your help