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System

Windows Vista Business, Premium, and Ultimate
 

Problem

Photoshop (7, CS2, CS3) is studdering / lagging / jerking / delaying on Windows Vista working with  brush. Happens with NVidia graphic cards. It also causes lots of screen and program lags.
Driver updates do not help (2008-05).
 

Solution

Go to 'Appereance Settings' and turn Windows Scheme from "Windows Vista Basic" or any other scheme back to 'Windows Aero'. To do so, click right mouse button on your Desktop, select "Personalize", then select "Theme", and use the Drop Down Menu and select "Windows Vista".

So simple that may be, that solves the problem.

Alternatives:
If you do not like Windows Aero, work without the ruler (CTRL+r). when the problem comes again, press CTRL+r twice. This does not solve the problem once and for all, but it helps.
Also pressing CTRL+"-" (minimize) and CTRL+"+" (maximize) stops the studdering for a while.

If you are working with CS4, this may not solve your problem. You probably have to switch back to CS3 or lower. Sorry guys, I still have not upgraded to CS4. That is why I do not know nothing about how to solve its lagging problems.

 

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