Brush Problems in CS4

I have been using CS3 hapilly for quite a while and recently upgraded to CS4. (I have not yet deleted CS3 until I am sure of CS4) I am having problems with brushes that I either created myself or have downloaded over time. These brushes work perfectly well in CS3 and load and work OK in CS4 BUT after I have finished using a particular brush I cannot change back to any other tool or even to a different brush in the same set. it is as if once selected the brush is 'frozen' on the cursor. This is not happening with the brushes supplied with CS4 - (the usual basic stuff) - only with brushes I have created/downloaded for use in CS3.
I have re-set the preferences file at the request of Adobe but that did nothing. Has anyone else had this problem? I don't fancy having to re-configure all my brushes I have several hundred!!
I am using Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005 on an HP Pavillion laptop.
I have 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM (2 Dimm) and an nVidia GeForce Go 7600 with 256MB DDR (dedicated) graphics card.

If the cursor is the only problem, my guess is that you haven't updated your video card drivers.

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Hola. Tengo una tableta Wacom Bamboo Fun que hasta el momento funcionaba perfectamente con el Illustrator CS. Hasta que hace unos dias instale el Illustrator CS4 y no reconoce ningun tipo de sensibilidad de presión en los pinceles. He configurado la tabla, actualizado los drivers y nada. No se si tiene que estar activa la opción de aerografo y si es asi, no la encuentro en el nuevo CS4.
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Hola,
GRACIAS por responder de inmediato, hize lo que me aconsejaste, bajé el ultimo driver de la página para el modelo de wacom que tengo, instalé reinicié, y probe en photoshop cs3 y la primera ves me fue bien lueog cambie de número de pincel y se volvio duro. Me preocupa... ojala me puedas seguir ayudando
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Rocio Santos
T: 992483442
W: http://cajadepolillas.blogspot.com/
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 06:07:33 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Problema Illustrator CS4 con Wacom Bamboo Fun
Hola Chiox,
Te aconsejo leas detalladamente las instrucciones de tu tableta y cómo configurarla correctamente, al perecer funciona, si has logrado que detecte y aplique varias características una vez con los pinceles de Photoshop CS3, dudo que esté defectuosa.
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Tienes que instalar un driver que en su última version estará en la web de Wacom, y que instala un panel con opciones que tienes que configurar.
Luego en Photoshop tendrás que utilizar el panel de Pinceles (F5) y las opciones disponibles, puedes guardar ajustes (presets) para utilizarlas de nuevo posteriormente.
Photoshop CS4 no es más compatible ni amplia las funciones y posibilidades de uso de los pinceles de Photoshop CS3.
Lo de instalar el CS4 querría suponer que te refieres a adquirir una licencia legal. En ese caso te aconsejo esperes a ver el anuncio e información que Adobe ofrecerá el próximo 12 de Abril sobre la nueva versión CS5.
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Hope I'm not hijacking this thread.
First time posting to a forum.
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> It's so nice to see the forum patrol is more interested in putting the screws to a visitor than actually providing assistance.
What's
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As far as I can see everyone was trying to help. If he posts his question in so many threads it just hacks people off trying to keep up.

My problem with CS4

I am having a problem with Photoshop CS4 that I am unable to find a resolution for.... hopefully someone on this forum will be able to help.
o CS4 version 11.0.2
o Operating system is Windows 7 (64 bit)
o 8G of Ram
Problem:
After using the patch tool. I am unable to use the clone/stamp or healing brush tool. My workaround for this is....
o create a new layer and proceed.
o exit CS4.... restart and proceed.
Any ideas on what I need to do to get the other tools working after I use the patch tool?
I have tried recreating the preference file and resetting the tools and reinstalling CS4 with no luck....

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Either you're doing something I'm not or something's wrong on your particular system. You are remembering to deselect after using the Patch tool, right?
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1. Open Photoshop.
2. Go into Edit - Preferences - Performance.
3. Uncheck the box [ ] Enable OpenGL Drawing.
4. OK out, then close Photoshop.
5. Restart Photoshop and see if the problem persists.
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Why cant i adjust the size of the brush strokes in CS4

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hello !
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it works fine on a 32 bit windows version with a PTZ 3 Intuos...
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE AdobeCrashReport SYSTEM "AdobeCrashReporter.dtd">
<crashreport version="1.1" crVersion="2.5.0.01052007" applicationName="Adobe Flash CS4" applicationVersion="10.0.0" build="10.0.0.544">
<time year="2009" month="10" day="9" hour="11" minute="12" second="28"/>
<user guid="db0dffd7-20cf-4613-b673-c336010f09d7"/>
<system platform="windows" osversion="5.2.3790 SP 2.0" applicationlanguage="English (United States)" userlanguage="en_US" oslanguage="en_US" ram="8190" machine="Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5430 @ 2.66GHz" model="EM64T Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6" cpuCount="8" cpuFreq="2667 MHz" busFreq=""/>
<crash exception="EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION" instruction="0x0a95dc2a">
<backtrace crashedThread="0">
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<stackStatement index="0" address="0x0a95dc2a" symbolname="WacomDoSpecialContextHandling"/>
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1) Snapshot for history state
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Re: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4403515#4403515
THE TWO PROBLEMS
(1) I am a licensed CS4 user who has recently upgraded to Creative Cloud CS6 (that's not a problem, that's just background). The problem is when I attempt to open files through Bridge, Windows Explorer, and even Dreamweaver by Right-Clicking, I get the option to open the file in two applications of the same name. The pop-up menu does not indicate which version is which (CS4 or CS6).
(2) I do not know if deactivating and uninstalling CS4 while CS6 is installed and activated will create any problems.
DESCRIPTION
The screen shot below illustrates the problem. In Dreamweaver CS6, I have right-clicked on a .png to open it in Fireworks. I want to open it in FW CS6, but the versions are not identified.
INSTALLATION STEPS FOLLOWED:
Once my Adobe Creative Cloud membership was active, I performed the following actions:
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My intent was to deactivate the existing CS4 install, install CS6, activate CS6, and then uninstall CS4.
CS4 was activated by the CS6 install.
I have enough space to keep CS4 without any complications, but I would like to uninstall it.
QUESTIONS
(1) If and when two programs of the same name but different versions appear in my Right-Click Pop-Up menu, how do I determine which is which?
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