Photoshop 7 Blending Options SLOW

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Linelle_Lane
Apr 17, 2004
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It looks like the only discussion of this is in the archives (read-only) with no apparent solution, so I apologize for restarting this topic.

I’m running PS 7.0.1 on a non-networked PIII, 600 mHz, 512 RAM, 120gig Firewire drive, Win98. Despite my elderly computer, PS has always performed admirably, with no crashing. I don’t work with files much larger than 10-15 megs, usually much smaller.

Suddenly the Blending Options menu takes 45 seconds (at least) to come up. It gives the appearance that PS has gone dead on me. It’s the same whether I right-click or double-click on a layer style, each and every time.

It sounds like others have had the same problems, and even reinstalling PS hasn’t helped. Someone with XP and a faster computer has had the same problem (only the stall doesn’t last as long).

During the stall, I’m not seeing/hearing any hard disk activity.

Any ideas out there? Thanks in advance.

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Walter Donavan
Apr 17, 2004
It’s thinking. 🙂


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Colin_Walls
Apr 17, 2004
Have you tried a reset prefs [per FAQ]?
LL
Linelle_Lane
Apr 17, 2004
Colin, resetting Prefs doesn’t correct the problem.

PS 7.0.1 on my husband’s G4 (Panther) does not have this problem. 😉
LL
Linelle_Lane
Apr 17, 2004
FWIW, the Edit > Preferences menu takes 25 seconds to appear.
CC
Chris_Cox
Apr 18, 2004
You’re on Windows 98 ?

That’s an OS issue – the only real solution is to upgrade to Win2K or XP.
GH
Grass_Hopper
Apr 18, 2004
Linelle,
I had a similar problem and am not sure what made it go away, but … I updated both my OS (as in Windows Update, not a new OS!) and MS Office and that seemed to correct it.

Also, it was found that running Outlook while running PS might enhance the slowdown.

hope that helps,
grasshopper

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