Photoshop Elements 3 crash

Try reinstalling PSE from the original installation disks.

Before reinstalling, try deleting the PE prefs (a reinstall doesn't fix those). Launch PE directly rather than from iphoto and hold down command Optionshift. You should get a window asking if you want to delete settings. You do.

If you can't get it to launch even enough to get the delete settings window, go to your user>library>preferences folder and delete. com.adobe.photoshop.elements.plist and PE 3 preferences folder.

I have exactly the same symptoms, but I've tried a number of the troubleshooting options

I recently had a system crash, and I have restored my entire hard disk with Dantz Retrospect. However Photoshop Elements 3 won't start up. Every time I start it, it works through part of its startup, and when it gets to the loading fonts bit, it crashes. I've reinstalled photoshop, deleted the preferences, deleted all caches, reinstalled the latest combo update, but nothing seems to work, and it still keeps crashing whenever I startup PE 3

I've also tried the Option Command Shift startup, which doesn't seem to make any difference and it still crashes.

Have you deleted the files listed in my previous post? If so, then I would try creating a new user with administrative powers and installing from there. Be sure to disable any antivirus software before installing and take your computer of any networks.