Computer Graphics with Photoshop - Why do Adobe programs stall?

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Why do Adobe programs stall?

joiful02

2007-10-02, 3:14 am

I have CS and PSE 5 on my computer (running XP Pro with 2 G ram)..... all my
programs run just fine, but these programs keep "not responding".......
Anyone have an idea why?
Thanks,
Joy

ronviers@gmail.com

2007-10-02, 3:14 am

On Oct 1, 9:58 pm, "joiful02" <joifu...@verizon.net> wrote:
> I have CS and PSE 5 on my computer (running XP Pro with 2 G ram)..... all my
> programs run just fine, but these programs keep "not responding".......
> Anyone have an idea why?
> Thanks,
> Joy

Hi Joy,
XP Pro can be a very stable platform of PS and PSE.
For purposes of testing you might consider doing this:

Start>Run>
type msconfig
go to the startup tab and click on 'Disable All'
Restart

If PS is then stable then re-enable the startup items you need to have
running in the background.

Good luck,
Ron

2007-10-02, 6:14 pm

joiful02 wrote:
> I have CS and PSE 5 on my computer (running XP Pro with 2 G ram)..... all my
> programs run just fine, but these programs keep "not responding".......
> Anyone have an idea why?
> Thanks,
> Joy
>
>

I'm running PS7 on XP he with SP2 with 2 GB and I don't have any
problems PS7 not responding.

Try Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Event Viewer, System. Any
errors reported there?

--
JD..

pico

2007-10-02, 6:14 pm

"joiful02" <joiful02@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:stiMi.22734$Ww5.21950@trnddc03...
>I have CS and PSE 5 on my computer (running XP Pro with 2 G ram)..... all
>my programs run just fine, but these programs keep "not responding".......
>Anyone have an idea why?

Curious! Are they both open at the same time? Are you sharing plug-ins?

FWIW, I have CS2 on XP-Pro, 2G RAM and it has never gone into the 'not
responding' state. (It does have the famous start-up thing where it is not
instantly ready for an 'Open' dialog. Take a deep breath after the menus
first appear, then Open.)

-Lost

2007-10-06, 6:14 am

Response from "joiful02" <joiful02@verizon.net>:

> I have CS and PSE 5 on my computer (running XP Pro with 2 G
> ram)..... all my programs run just fine, but these programs keep
> "not responding"....... Anyone have an idea why?
> Thanks,

Like everyone else said, I have never had the "not responding" state,
but definitely see a lot of hang in the larger Adobe products.

Then again, I am running a 1.06GHz Mobile processor with 1GB of RAM.

If you continuously get "not responding" then something is
conflicting with something.

Although on further thought... I have always wondered how fast of a
machine it would take to be able to run 2 Adobe giants at the same
time.

I would LOVE to run Flash and Photoshop at the same time for example.
My other machine is a 2.93GHz with only 512MB RAM (have not upgraded
it yet) and I can run them well enough I guess, but RAM is quickly
obliterated.

--
-Lost
Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am
kidding. No I am not.

Hunt

2007-10-25, 3:14 am

In article <stiMi.22734$Ww5.21950@trnddc03>, joiful02@verizon.net says...
>
>I have CS and PSE 5 on my computer (running XP Pro with 2 G ram)..... all my
>programs run just fine, but these programs keep "not responding".......
>Anyone have an idea why?
>Thanks,
>Joy

I can't help you. I've had PS, since it was first ported for the PC, and it
has crashed exactly once. It never stalls, all the way to CS2 (do not have CS3
yet). With some hiccups in Premiere Pro, all Adobe programs have worked
flawlessly for decades and most get major workouts with monster files. I'd
suggest that you might have a problem with your setup, or your machine.

Hunt

Hunt

2007-10-25, 3:14 am

In article <Xns99C131366675Flostthreads@216.196.97.136>,
maventheextrawords@techie.com says...
>
>Response from "joiful02" <joiful02@verizon.net>:
>
>
>Like everyone else said, I have never had the "not responding" state,
>but definitely see a lot of hang in the larger Adobe products.
>
>Then again, I am running a 1.06GHz Mobile processor with 1GB of RAM.
>
>If you continuously get "not responding" then something is
>conflicting with something.
>
>Although on further thought... I have always wondered how fast of a
>machine it would take to be able to run 2 Adobe giants at the same
>time.
>
>I would LOVE to run Flash and Photoshop at the same time for example.
>My other machine is a 2.93GHz with only 512MB RAM (have not upgraded
>it yet) and I can run them well enough I guess, but RAM is quickly
>obliterated.
>
>--
>-Lost

Now, I do admit that my main workstation is robust, but I constantly work with
Premiere, AfterEffects, PS and Bridge open, though all but one is minimized.
It's never been a problem with InDesign, PS, AI and Bridge, either. Even in
the old days w/ dual 1GHz processors and 2GB RAM, I ran most of the still
graphics programs open at once. So far, never a problem with slowdowns, hangs,
or crashes.

Hunt