Adobe PSE 5.0 Control X , Magic Wand, Lasso Trouble

I have Windows XP. When editting a photo, I suddenly can no longer undo a task using only "Ctrl X" on a photo in the Editor workspace. It shows it is undoing the task in the photo bin photo and in "Undo History". Now, the only way for me to undo a task is to press "Ctrl X" and then "Enter", or use the mouse to click on the "Undo History" taskpane. How do I get back to having to use only "Ctrl X" to undo? Also, the Magic Wand and lassos do not have 'marching ants'. They seem to be 'frozen' when I use them. Would someone help me with this, please?

Thanks, Barbara! It works again! Also, it 'reloaded' my missing "Artworks and Effects", which would have been my next question. Your instructions were clear and the key word which shed light on the subject was "it"...referring to the editor. I had been quitting and starting up the whole Adobe PSE 5.0 program, using those keys during start-up, only to find a list of catalogs.
Thanks for your quick response!

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I'm an illustrator... working in both digital & real artwork.
I work mostly in Photoshop CS, but I have been searching for a solution to a digital problem that I can't quite seem to find using either Photoshop or Illustrator.
What I wish to do is scan a pencil drawing and then create selected shapes in a quick and easy method using a magic wand tool.
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Gerno
I doubt that I will get to trying the proposed method on that sample image this weekend. I can make a few quick comments, however.
Like numerous Photoshop tools, the success of Illustrator tools like Live Trace and Live Paint are very image dependent and some experience helps. Here are some comment on the three steps needed.
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Apologies for length of posting but I am really at the end of my tether with this. I should say that prints from this printer have not impressed me even from when I first received it about a month ago when I was printing from Epson Easyprint software. They looked washed out and not at all vibrant and I was using Epson inks and papers. However things got a whole lot worse when I started to use PSE8 which gave prints that were far darker than those on screen. Interestingly the best prints so far came from me simply inserting my SD card directly into the printer this morning but obviously that gives little-to-no control over manipulation.
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