CS3 and Nik filters/Mpix software

I have been experiencing constant freezing of Photoshop CS3 since adding Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters and Mpix software for creating photo books.
Any idea what the culprit might be?

If you're running old third-party plug-ins that are not written for UB on a Mac-Intel box running Leopard, that is normal, expected behaviour.
Contact the developer.
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