Adobe Premiere Elements 9 Freezing Issue

Question

In Adobe Premiere Elements 9, every time I click, the program freezes for at least 30 seconds and sometimes closes.  This happens every time I try to do anything and is very frustrating.
Personal Computer Specs:
Quad Core 2.8 GHz CPU
4 GB RAM
1 GB GPU
1TB Hard Drive (Plenty of Room Remains)

Answer 1

Hi Schaef,
I'll do my best to try to explain...
The problem that was causing my issue was that I had chosen the wrong Project Settings.  I tried just playing around with them until the program sped up.
Here's how to do it:
When you first open Premiere 9 you will see the regular start-up window.  When you click on 'New Project' you will wait a second then see this:
When you see this window, select the name and save destination, then click on 'Change Settings...'
Try playing around with the presets on the left.  If possible, find the option that fits your video footage's particulars.  If that's not available, find one that most closely fits them.
Once you've found a suitable option, try saving the settings and opening the new project.  If you don't notice any difference, than you should start all over to find a different option.  Repeat this until the program has significantly sped up (as it did for me).
If none of this helps, I apologize, my knowledge with the program is not very profound.
Let me know how you make out though!
Cameron