RE: my XP laptop is driving me crazy

["Paul D. DeRocco" <pderocco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Probably a buggy driver somewhere. Check the web sites for upgrades,
especially for video. You might also go back to the main disk for scratch
space, to eliminate the possibility of a buggy firewire driver.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@ix.netcom.com

> From: Dave King
>
> because I'm using it for scanning until I can get the desktop upgraded.
> Actually, scanning isn't the problem (the processor is an Athalon
> 1.2 gig),
> but Photoshop keeps crashing when running big files.  RAM is maxed out at
> 512 gig and I've tried different settings for Windows scratch
> disk size and
> preferences.  One choice for example is between best memory performance,
> programs or system cache.  Anyway, neither makes a difference.  I have
> Photoshop's scratch disk pointed to an external firewire drive
> with lots of
> room.  Slow I could live with, crashing however doesn't work.  It's a Sony
> PCG-FXA49.  Does anyone have any suggestions other than a Titanium G4?

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