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hey guys my photoshop keeps frezing up and my tool bars keep disapearing and i have know idea why :banghead: so far ive reinstalled the program about 4 times and it keeps doing it. the photoshop i have is the free serif photoshop 6.0
does anybody know what mite be causing this.

what programs do you use? i think i need a different one because the one i have now is really p'n me off.

do you guys have any sugestions on programs? they half to be really cheep or free...

 
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im using cs2, it could possibly be a virus on your computer or even spyware, get a virus scan going and see if anything comes up. could also be a driver issue, see if you can't upgrade.

 
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you wont find photoshop cheap. Unless youre pirating, which you probably dont want to openly talk about.

Its also depending on what OS your running, how much ram you have, what processor, ect. Thats the kinda info youre gonna need to help you.

Mike is right, it could very well be a virus or spyware, but get some system information to get a better idea.

 
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yah i checked, i dont have any virus's or anything... it must just be there software so i think im gona look around at some other photoshops... any sugestions?

 
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Okay, you didnt really answer my question.

What OS are you running?
What processor do you have?
How much RAM?

All this plays a factor which programs are suitable for you.

 
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heres what it says on my comp....

xp home edition
2.30 intel clerion processor
80gb hard drive
512 mb

 
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there are a couple of viruss right now that are not being detected by installed anti virus software, they are a pain to get rid of since they take over your anti virus making you think it updated and it hasn't

 
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One reason could be that its a celeron. Those typically are slower processors, and I would guess that it actually runs at about 1.8 or 1.9... More ram will speed up photoshop, as its REALLY intensive of system resources.

If its not your system, then yes its a virus or spyware. What antivirus are you running? Are you sure you have all recent updates? Do you have any spyware software? Spyware wont show up as a virus, you need other software. Try Spybot Search and Destroy or AdAware.

 
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i have avg anti virus, adaware and spybot, and i downloaded the updates before i ran it,

my photoshop isnt slow it just stops workin and i have the toolbars dissapear and wont come back