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O/S Windows XP SP2
Photoshop CS
Computer configuration attached below
Recently when I move the cursor or press a key and expect the function of the cursor to change I have been experiencing a long (2-3 second) delay. I have run RegCure, Ad-Aware Personal, CounterSpy 2.0, and run an antivirus and 2-way firewall full time. I have no indication of malware on my system. I ran MemTest86+, Version 1.70 overnight and did not find any errors.
Examples:
Using the Healing Tool. When I press Alt I expect the brush to change to a source sampler (concentric circles with cross hairs). Sometimes it seems to take even more than three seconds. This is maddening and kills my productivity. Worse, I sometimes release the mouse thinking I had obtained the source cursor then attempt to pan and create a streak through the image I’m working on. On occasions I sadly discover the streak after extensive editing on another part of the image. No undo.
Spacebar-drag to pan the zoomed-in image. The delay occurs before the "hand" appears allowing me to pan the image. When multiple pans are needed the delay occurs with each instance.
When moving the mouse pointer out of the image to choose a tool, layer, or action the pointer disappears. This can incur a delay of easily up to three seconds before the cursor reappears as a pointer over the control I wish to use.
I’m not noticing anything like this delay in other applications. Please, please, please- any suggestions?
Thanks,
– Dave McKeen
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
PC 2006 Configuration
Built January 2006
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
ASUS A8N-E nForce4 Ultra Socket 939
Athlon 64 x2 3800+
Crucial TWINX2048-3200C2 2GB Dual Channel Kit DDR400 XMS3200 184-pin DDR DIMM
Cooler Master RC-531-SSN1 Centurion 531 (Silver) Mid Tower
Antec SP500 500W PSU
HDD Drive 1 (C:) on EIDE PATA Port 1 Master
Maxtor 6L060J3 60 GB (already had)
O/S
HDD Drive 0 (RAID 0 config) (D:) on SATA Ports 3 & 4 2 ea. Seagate ST3400832AS 400GB 8MB 7200RPM SATA I
Data (mostly digital image files)
Windows paging file
HDD Drive 2 (E:) on SATA Port 1
Western Digital WD74GDRTL 74 GB Raptor 8MB 10,000RPM SATA I (150) Applications
Photoshop temp files (First)
HDD Drive 3 (F:, G:, H:) on SATA Port 2
Western Digital WD2500JD 250GB Caviar SATA I (already had)(150) Web site files (F:)
Programs & Updates (G:)
Photoshop temp files (H:) (Second)
Gigabyte GV-NX66256DP nVidia GeForce 6600 256MB PCI Express x16 w/TV & DVI
Plextor Dual Layer PX-716A
MS Windows XP Professional SP2
FDD Mitsumi AA17310 1.44MB 3.5in Floppy
SCSI board Adaptec AHA-2940AU SCSI Adapter BIOS v1.32
1394 Adapter Addonics ADFE400PCI 3 port (one internal) PCI card 400MBPS
Mouse MS Trackball Explorer 1.0 PS2/USB
Keytronic KT800PS2US-C 104-key PS2 keyboard
Monitor NEC MultiSync LCD2190 UXi
Photoshop CS
Computer configuration attached below
Recently when I move the cursor or press a key and expect the function of the cursor to change I have been experiencing a long (2-3 second) delay. I have run RegCure, Ad-Aware Personal, CounterSpy 2.0, and run an antivirus and 2-way firewall full time. I have no indication of malware on my system. I ran MemTest86+, Version 1.70 overnight and did not find any errors.
Examples:
Using the Healing Tool. When I press Alt I expect the brush to change to a source sampler (concentric circles with cross hairs). Sometimes it seems to take even more than three seconds. This is maddening and kills my productivity. Worse, I sometimes release the mouse thinking I had obtained the source cursor then attempt to pan and create a streak through the image I’m working on. On occasions I sadly discover the streak after extensive editing on another part of the image. No undo.
Spacebar-drag to pan the zoomed-in image. The delay occurs before the "hand" appears allowing me to pan the image. When multiple pans are needed the delay occurs with each instance.
When moving the mouse pointer out of the image to choose a tool, layer, or action the pointer disappears. This can incur a delay of easily up to three seconds before the cursor reappears as a pointer over the control I wish to use.
I’m not noticing anything like this delay in other applications. Please, please, please- any suggestions?
Thanks,
– Dave McKeen
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
PC 2006 Configuration
Built January 2006
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
ASUS A8N-E nForce4 Ultra Socket 939
Athlon 64 x2 3800+
Crucial TWINX2048-3200C2 2GB Dual Channel Kit DDR400 XMS3200 184-pin DDR DIMM
Cooler Master RC-531-SSN1 Centurion 531 (Silver) Mid Tower
Antec SP500 500W PSU
HDD Drive 1 (C:) on EIDE PATA Port 1 Master
Maxtor 6L060J3 60 GB (already had)
O/S
HDD Drive 0 (RAID 0 config) (D:) on SATA Ports 3 & 4 2 ea. Seagate ST3400832AS 400GB 8MB 7200RPM SATA I
Data (mostly digital image files)
Windows paging file
HDD Drive 2 (E:) on SATA Port 1
Western Digital WD74GDRTL 74 GB Raptor 8MB 10,000RPM SATA I (150) Applications
Photoshop temp files (First)
HDD Drive 3 (F:, G:, H:) on SATA Port 2
Western Digital WD2500JD 250GB Caviar SATA I (already had)(150) Web site files (F:)
Programs & Updates (G:)
Photoshop temp files (H:) (Second)
Gigabyte GV-NX66256DP nVidia GeForce 6600 256MB PCI Express x16 w/TV & DVI
Plextor Dual Layer PX-716A
MS Windows XP Professional SP2
FDD Mitsumi AA17310 1.44MB 3.5in Floppy
SCSI board Adaptec AHA-2940AU SCSI Adapter BIOS v1.32
1394 Adapter Addonics ADFE400PCI 3 port (one internal) PCI card 400MBPS
Mouse MS Trackball Explorer 1.0 PS2/USB
Keytronic KT800PS2US-C 104-key PS2 keyboard
Monitor NEC MultiSync LCD2190 UXi
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