no i havent Aradan, i will do that!

hmm, considering that the transparent stuff on my comp is already off. im going to assume aero isnt on.

Bassist, there are a few reference textures in models/textures that i was trying to open

right, well i just discovered that i was attempting to open CAS versions of the dds files so im an idiot. i didnt pay enough attention and the icons are the same on this comp as they are for dds files... so actually, my photoshop is working fine