I am in CS2 on an XP PROF machine, 500 GB HD, 3 GB RAM. Everything is working except the rectangular select tool: after selecting a rectangle on a one-layer image, the cursor stays as a little cross instead of the moving arrow that I am accustomed to. So I cannot move the selection, clicking the mouse just starts another rectangle.
I repaired CS2 from the Control Panel, then updated CS2 for a long time, etc. When through, same trouble remains.
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Hi – I have 4 \application data\ folders (under \all users\, \my name\, \administrator’s documents\ etc. Only one of the \adobe\ subfolders contains \photoshop\ and it is \adobe photoshop cs3\ which contains settings\ and preset\ folders and files, but no preference.psp I never installed cs3, I don’t even have it. When I search for a preference file, no preference.psp comes up
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Have deleted .psp file – no help. Have reset all tools – no help. Have checked caps lock – no help. A rectangular selection can still not be moved. However, if I click Select > Transform selection, it is framed and I can rotate it or move it. After moving it with the frame and all, pushing enter, the selection is where I want it. The hard way seems the only way to move selections ?!
You remember that you have to move the cursor *inside* the selection rectangle to move it, right? AND, that if any of the selection tool options are active (Add, Subtract, Intersect, etc.) then moving won’t work. The only option that can be active is New Selection.