Configurator in cs5

I may be jumping the gun here, but at a cursory glance »What's new in Photoshop CS5«
(http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop/whatsnew/index.html?segment=photography& promoid=FDTEW)
does not seem to make any mention of Configurator – so do any of you know (possibly from beta-testing, if the non disclosure agreement allows divulging the information yet) if Configurator will work at all in CS5 or even be part of the standard installation?

Hi,
Computer specs: Win7 64 bit, I720, 12GB mem, 2.5TB hard disk space, Saphire ATI 4850 video 1GB mem. The computer has pretty high specs and should be fast. Files range is size from 80mb to ~1GB.
I rebuilt all of my panels, placing the files in the correct folders and trying to optimize anywhere I could. Tested some commands which had script and action versions and did not see much difference in speed.
Some commands are slow enough that I start working before the command has been finalized - ie. changing from one layer to another and setting a preset brush. I click the command on the panel and go to the spot on the image I am working on. I often find that as I start working, the old command is still in effect and the new one has not finalized. Leads to very bad results like erasing when I expect to be painting. It is very distracting because I have to break my concentration and look at the icons and options bar so that I know when I can start working.
One set of commands that takes about 2 sec, sometimes less, sometimes more, are some stamp actions. It sets the layer to my working layer for retouching then sets a stamp preset that may be normal 100%, lighten 50%, or darken 50% (3 different commands). My basic layer structure has about 10 layers to start with but that may increase by 30 or 40 as I select areas and apply curves or H/S to them. I can keep that number down by merging down as I go along but then I loose the ability (non-destructive) to make adjustments on work that I've completed. I can recover, but it is lots of work as I have to recreate everything.
Of course not all commands are that bad but there are enough that work too slowly to drop production.
Larry

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