CS2 brush tools don’t work

After using CS2 for a few months I’ve come across something that stumps me.
A couple of weeks ago all the brush tools – including the clone tool, dodge & burn tools, spot healing brush tool and the regular paint brush stopped working. Everything else is fine. I can open files and adjust brightness or
contrast, saturation, etc. — but the brush type tools are dead ducks.
Thinking that somehow something had become corrupted or missing, I went ahead and re-installed CS2. No help. Same thing.

What’s up with this? Heck – I don’t want to be forced to go back to PSP. 🙂

It’s time for the three fingered salute – press ctrl, shift, and alt during startup. Click yes when it asks if you want to reset your prefs. Your brushes should be home in time for the holidays

"Mike Russell" wrote in message
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It’s time for the three fingered salute – press ctrl, shift, and alt during startup. Click yes when it asks if you want to reset your prefs. Your brushes should be home in time for the holidays

Thanks Mike but I’ve tried that. Again just now to make sure I’d done the right keys. Nothing!

I also clicked on a tool (any tool) and went up to the top left corner and right-clicked the box beneath File & Edit and it gives me two choices – to reset the tool or to reset all tools. I’ve tried them too. Nothing.

"Padraig" wrote in message

"Mike Russell" wrote in message
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It’s time for the three fingered salute – press ctrl, shift, and alt during startup. Click yes when it asks if you want to reset your prefs. Your brushes should be home in time for the holidays

Thanks Mike but I’ve tried that. Again just now to make sure I’d done the right keys. Nothing!

Do you mean the dialog doesn’t come up offering to reset your preferences?

I also clicked on a tool (any tool) and went up to the top left corner and right-clicked the box beneath File & Edit and it gives me two choices – to reset the tool or to reset all tools. I’ve tried them too. Nothing.

This sounds like a piece of Photoshop, perhaps a DLL file, is out of place or the wrong version. I’ll think about what might cause this – meantime someone else may have an idea. Also try posting to adobeforums.com . —

Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com/forum/

This sounds like a piece of Photoshop, perhaps a DLL file, is out of place or the wrong version. I’ll think about what might cause this – meantime someone else may have an idea. Also try posting to adobeforums.com .

checked the spacing, fade out, opacity and other brush tool options??