Bryce

well, with that infomation, maybe you should network your computer to
someone else's and move everything over there for the time being, just in
case......



"Donna" <donnamcm@nospamplsworldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:3F291BE8.6060104@nospamplsworldnet.att.net...
> I have checked and deleted all of my tmp files. I ran another scandisk
> and defrag this morning. No problems found on scandisk. Only one new
> program recently--FontManager, but it is latest version and I believe
> the problems started prior to this little program.
>
> An interesting development has occurred. I am trying frantically to
> backup all of my files (fearing the worst) to my CD burner. When I tried
> to backup one of my large folders of design files, the CD failed to back
> up and told me that there was a problem writing to disk--of course it
> didn't point to a particular file--just said it couldn't do it. The file
> was only 400+mg and I am using 800 mg CDs. My next thought is to open
> this graphic folder and begin backing up the files one by one until I
> find one that won't write to disk. Naturally, all of the files in this
> folder are either Illy, PS or InDesign.
>
> Question: If there is a corrupted PS file (one of mine--not PS), could
> this cause the program to behave like this? BTW, I have also deleted all
> of my presets and gone to default, but still the problems persist. Took
> 3 minutes to respond to the command File-New. Jeez, of course, I
> basically can't do a damn thing at this rate. I'll be happy to entertain
> any more suggestions. Thanks everyone for trying to help me--I do
> appreciate it.
>
> Don wrote:
> > Also, have you installed any new software or hardware lately? The
symptoms
> > you describe are also consistent with a faulty driver, often an old one.
If
> > that's the case, you might look for an updated driver. M$ had a lot of
> > trouble with plug-and-pray in Win9x.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> > "Donna" <donnamcm@nospamplsworldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > news:3F28082E.4010409@nospamplsworldnet.att.net...
> >
> >>Running Win98SE, 512 mg Ram, 19 gig harddrive (9+ gig free), PS7.01
> >>
> >>A recent problem has developed with PS. Just trying to accomplish the
> >>simplest task is taking forever. Example: I just tried to open a file in
> >>PS that is simply a 6x8 postcard with 2 sets of guidelines (bleed area
> >>on card). I waited 4 minutes and gave up and ctrl+alt+del informed me
> >>that PS was not responding. Another example, with a PS file open (132 mg
> >>file size) I clicked on a layer to change the color overlay of an
> >>effect. Took over 3 minutes to bring up the correct window to do this.
> >>
> >>I have reinstalled PS7.01, scandisk, defrag & checked for viruses and
> >>rebooted between problems. Also, fyi I don't have any other programs
> >>open while using PS--including virusscan--nada--except what Windows
> >>programs have to run in background.
> >>
> >>I am very concerned as the school semester is rapidly approaching and I
> >>will be taking another PS and Illustrator class. Jeez--a new hard drive
> >>or worse, a new computer?????? Can anyone offer any advice? Thanks in
> >>advance.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>