At what precise point do you see the error? There are several things that can cause this message, but it helps to know ~exactly~ at what point you see it. Depending on when you see it, I may be able to help you. My knowledge of the inner workings of PS is limited, but I do know a few things.
Have you tried deleting your prefs file? Do you know how to delete the prefs file? Have you gone to the Adobe User-to-User forum and researched the database or posed your question there? Shel > [Original Message] > From: Michael Spivak > Recently, about a month ago, i've got myself a second hand Minolta > DiMAGE Scan Elite II (2820DPI+ICE). Everything was just perfect, scans > are great and all that. I was just happy ! > Once the year changed (2005->2006) something in my computer has gone > completely MAD ! I didn't change nothing nor in photoshop nor in the > scanner software (i use the Minolta one, the original, downloaded from > the site). Now, i can't open any TIFF image scanned in my photoshop :( > Any other image viewer (like IrfanView and ACDSee) works just fine > with those files, but not the PS CS2 :( I've tried to reinstall the > driver and the software - no help.. Photoshop just keep screaming with > "Could not complete your request because of the program error" > message... I've tried to scan a JPG and it works just fine but not the > TIFF. > I've NEVER seen this before. I've researched the internet today all > day and found absolutely nothing ! Did anyone see this behaviour ?

