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" Miro" <miro01@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> It is not the swap file that is the problem - IMHO the problem is entirely
> this
>
> 1/ Data files and system swap files get fragmented leaving Photoshop with
> non-contiguous cache areas.
>
> 2/ NT4, Win2000, XP all have inherited an intolerance for 99.99% disk
usage.
> It is a known bug in the kernel of the OS from the original DEC OS port.
As
> you know ..... PS can take all the space and still keep asking for more
>
> 3/ A second drive is ok, so long as it isnt an IDE slave. The presence of
a
> slave kills the performance of the software
>

Have you checked out if a RAID makes a difference there? What about SATA and
PATA?

> 4/ Inadequate ram installation makes the PS cache larger leading to
problem
> #2
>
> 5/ Any inherent faults in the FAT table will be compounded by Photoshop.
If
> you intend to use PS then perform a Windows check of the file tables. An
> unstable Windows installation doesnt get more stable when running
photoshop.

Checked out NTFS to see if any differences there, too?

>
> 6/ Photoshop is not compatible with accelerators or add-on memory managers
> sometimes seen loaded with 3D gaming setups. The best way to run photoshop
> is with Gigs of ram and on a twin or quad processor setup running a
generic
> install of the OS. Any extra booster technology doesnt actually do
anything
> profound.

Well that bit I actually CAN comment on with some experience. Used PS with
accelerators under WIN98 and XP Home and never seen that to be a problem. I
can only assume that PS for Windows either disables the accelerator when
loaded and enables when exited or doesnt have a problem with most
accelerators using Geforce. Havent used it with ATI yet though.

>
> In most cases the hard drive is the victim and Photoshop is the suspect,
but
> there is no basis for this assumption. A lot more has to be stuffed before
> that will happen.
>

There is one thing you can do to get over this problem. Real time mirror
imaging. Have you any experience with PS and that running?