Photoshop CS3 Crashes on open or save

I've just upgraded from PowerPC/Tiger to Intel/Leopard, and I found my previously working Photoshop CS3 had a similar problem, crashing at startup. After much trial and error, I discovered the problem was caused by a couple of third-party plugins that couldn't cope with Leopard. Removing these, the problem went away and now it works fine.
You might like to go through your plugin folder and see what you've got.
Hope this helps.

Thanks for your help but I wondered which third party plug-ins you removed.
Cheers
Chris

do you use third party RAM?
You can test you Ram modules loading your MacOsX bundled disk at statup pressing D letter (diagnostic),
if you need something accurate try to download memtest+ (google it).
Any log lines in console after Ps startup crash?
Have you applied Adobe updates?
I have one of the first realease of Adobe CS3 , last night i setup a new macbook pro and after install adobe updater app (in Appllication/Utility/) downloads 450MB of updates...

you said third parties RAM?
That's sad.

I've 4 GB modules taken from buydifferent.it, brand takeMS.

Do you suggest to test with another brand?

EDIT: i've created another user account, installed a clean Photoshop CS3, trial mode... and then.. CMD+O and PS crashed another time.

I don't know what could I do. Format is the only solution

I am having the exact same problem.

Brand new iMac that is 2 weeks old. Bought Photoshop CS3. Took it out of the box, installed it and the minute I choose "Open" from the file menu it crashes.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled at least 5 times in the past two weeks and it has yet to work.

And the Adobe site is worthless for help on this.

***** to see that I'm not alone in this and that it appears no one has an answer yet. Bummer.

-C.C.

Here i am to help you, and me, i hope.

I reinstalled Leopard two days ago, installed Adobe Creative Suite Premium Edition and after that immediately UPDATE the entire suite with Adobe Updater, included in the pack.

Now i'm going to test it for a week or more, hoping to isolate the problem, or better, to solve it.

Try to do this, I'm almost sure you can solve

i didn't solve ANYTHING!!!!

This fixed it!!

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb402521&sliceId=2