Help: PS says "command or object not available"

Please help if you can.

I've worked with PS CS3 for months. Suddenly, when I started PS, it stated in several Alert boxes at startup that several commands or objects are not
available:

"The command "Make" is not currently available. The command "Feather" is not currently available. The command "Layer Via Copy" is not currently available. The object "layer" is not currently available. The command "Fill" is not currently available. The object "current layer" is not currently available."

I don't know why these Alert boxes appeared, or what to do to make the command available. Honestly, I don't even know what I'm missing at this point.

Should I reinstall Photoshop?

Any help would be deeply appreciated!

thrillme

On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:51:47 -0700, thrillme wrote:

Please help if you can.

I've worked with PS CS3 for months. Suddenly, when I started PS, it stated in several Alert boxes at startup that several commands or objects are not
available:

"The command "Make" is not currently available. The command "Feather" is not currently available. The command "Layer Via Copy" is not currently available. The object "layer" is not currently available. The command "Fill" is not currently available. The object "current layer" is not currently available."
I don't know why these Alert boxes appeared, or what to do to make the command available. Honestly, I don't even know what I'm missing at this point.

Should I reinstall Photoshop?

Any help would be deeply appreciated!

thrillme

This is a new one on me. I'll be a beer if you hold down ctrl-alt-delete during startup, and click OK to reset your prefs, all the problems will go away. If not, try re-installing, and then stop by anytime in Berkeley, CA for a thrilling beer.
--
Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com

"thrillme" wrote in message

Please help if you can.

I've worked with PS CS3 for months. Suddenly, when I started PS, it stated in several Alert boxes at startup that several commands or objects are not
available:

"The command "Make" is not currently available. The command "Feather" is not currently available. The command "Layer Via Copy" is not currently available. The object "layer" is not currently available. The command "Fill" is not currently available. The object "current layer" is not currently available."
I don't know why these Alert boxes appeared, or what to do to make the command available. Honestly, I don't even know what I'm missing at this point.

Should I reinstall Photoshop?

Any help would be deeply appreciated!

thrillme

MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT IN 16 BIT MODE

On 2009-09-02 22:35:48 -0700, "Kabuki" said:

"thrillme" wrote in message

Please help if you can.

I've worked with PS CS3 for months. Suddenly, when I started PS, it stated in several Alert boxes at startup that several commands or objects are not
available:

"The command "Make" is not currently available. The command "Feather" is not currently available. The command "Layer Via Copy" is not currently available. The object "layer" is not currently available. The command "Fill" is not currently available. The object "current layer" is not currently available."
I don't know why these Alert boxes appeared, or what to do to make the command available. Honestly, I don't even know what I'm missing at this point.

Should I reinstall Photoshop?

Any help would be deeply appreciated!

thrillme

MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT IN 16 BIT MODE

No, I'm definitely in 8 bit mode.
Thanks, tho'.

thrillme

On 2009-09-02 21:03:59 -0700, Mike Russell
said:

On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:51:47 -0700, thrillme wrote:

Please help if you can.

I've worked with PS CS3 for months. Suddenly, when I started PS, it stated in several Alert boxes at startup that several commands or objects are not
available:

"The command "Make" is not currently available. The command "Feather" is not currently available. The command "Layer Via Copy" is not currently available. The object "layer" is not currently available. The command "Fill" is not currently available. The object "current layer" is not currently available."
I don't know why these Alert boxes appeared, or what to do to make the command available. Honestly, I don't even know what I'm missing at this point.

Should I reinstall Photoshop?

Any help would be deeply appreciated!

thrillme

This is a new one on me. I'll be a beer if you hold down ctrl-alt-delete during startup, and click OK to reset your prefs, all the problems will go away. If not, try re-installing, and then stop by anytime in Berkeley, CA for a thrilling beer.

You might see me any day now, because resetting preferences didn't fix the problem. (BTW, it's Alt-Control-Shift, but made no difference.) I guess I'm going to have to reinstall soon.

Berkeley's a great little town, isn't it?

Your friendly neighbor,
thrillme

On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:27:55 -0700, thrillme wrote:

You might see me any day now, because resetting preferences didn't fix the problem. (BTW, it's Alt-Control-Shift, but made no difference.) I guess I'm going to have to reinstall soon.

Berkeley's a great little town, isn't it?

Your friendly neighbor,
thrillme

OK - besides Berkeley, I'll be good for a beer at Photoshop World in Las Vegas, if you're going to be there. :-)
--
Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com