Photoshop crashing system???

[carol]

PC world says if you're having erradic problems with any
application you should run msconfig to see if you might
have duplicates running in the background.
I too am having problems with photoshop but only since
yesterday when I installed Service Pack 1 (express).
I checked in msconfig and discovered that I have
duplicate versions of photoshop running in the
background. I'm still trying to figure out what to do...
maybe you have the same problem?

>-----Original Message-----
>Help!! Graphic artist and photographer having major
>conflict with machine and software.
>Microsoft XP Professional installed on machine and V7 of
>Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop seems to conflict with the
>system and hangs machine. Not consistant when happens,
>could be doing anything. Interuption avenues do not
work.
>Need to resort to using power button on machine.
>Reinstalling in safe mode not worked. New drivers for
>periferals not worked. Next step is installing or
dividing
>hd to create a scratch disk. Last resort is to reinstal
XP
>then Photoshop. Try to recreate the problem and then
>introduce other software gradually.
>Adobe are actually aware the problem exists and the
above
>mentioned avenues are actually their suggestions. Will
be
>opening a directline of communication with them very
soon
>to aid with problem.
>Every heard of this problem and any suggestions to fix.
>Settings anything!! Nearly at wits end.
>Really need help as is beginning to effect length of
time
>jobs are worked and inturn the business itself.
>.
>

[cr@zyd@vis]

as i have been running this as well on my computer (adobe ps v.7) it is due
to the scratch file. my scratch file was set on C:\ originally and i moved
it to asecond drive on my computer it worked perfect and no crashes or
anything. Moving the scratch file is detrimental to stopping the problems
with Adobe.
"carol" > wrote in message
...
> PC world says if you're having erradic problems with any
> application you should run msconfig to see if you might
> have duplicates running in the background.
> I too am having problems with photoshop but only since
> yesterday when I installed Service Pack 1 (express).
> I checked in msconfig and discovered that I have
> duplicate versions of photoshop running in the
> background. I'm still trying to figure out what to do...
> maybe you have the same problem?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Help!! Graphic artist and photographer having major
> >conflict with machine and software.
> >Microsoft XP Professional installed on machine and V7 of
> >Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop seems to conflict with the
> >system and hangs machine. Not consistant when happens,
> >could be doing anything. Interuption avenues do not
> work.
> >Need to resort to using power button on machine.
> >Reinstalling in safe mode not worked. New drivers for
> >periferals not worked. Next step is installing or
> dividing
> >hd to create a scratch disk. Last resort is to reinstal
> XP
> >then Photoshop. Try to recreate the problem and then
> >introduce other software gradually.
> >Adobe are actually aware the problem exists and the
> above
> >mentioned avenues are actually their suggestions. Will
> be
> >opening a directline of communication with them very
> soon
> >to aid with problem.
> >Every heard of this problem and any suggestions to fix.
> >Settings anything!! Nearly at wits end.
> >Really need help as is beginning to effect length of
> time
> >jobs are worked and inturn the business itself.
> >.
> >