Eraser Tool in CS6 won't retain half point size(s)

In AI CS6, the eraser tool will not "stick" with a 1.5point setting- the dialog consistently says 2 or some other round number.
However, the tool DOES change to the desired 1.5 point setting.
Can this be resolved?

After posting the question, I realized that NT is just the family of OS (Windows 8.1). I seemed to have solved my problem... for now. I went to startup programs and disabled a couple of programs from opening on start. They were related to the Spoon.net application. After restarting, things seem to working fine again.
I hope this at least helps someone else.

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