Grab Tool Issue with CS4 crimping Workflow, Solution?

Hi, I've been a consistent Photoshop user for the past 10 years and have upgraded to CS4 about 9 months ago.
I have an issue where I can't (spacebar-> grab tool) to move my image around without zooming in first. If the side of the image is not being clipped by the window your working in the grab tool will not work. I haven't found a way to turn this off.
I figured I would get used to this but I'm still running into it every day. Instead I've noticed myself just automatically pulling the window off the top bar and grabbing the edge to shrink it so I can actually move myself around.
I see no possible reason why they changed the functionality of the grab tool...unless they assume that every photoshop user has two monitors, one for pallettes and one for the working image? Even then why would they have collapsible pallettes?
It is THE most frustrating things I've ever experienced since I've used photoshop.
Is there a setting or option that I'm missing?

Thanks Mylenium, I hope your not right! But you probably are... I've asked everyone at work what they do about it and most don't use spacebar as a shortcut so it hasn't been much of an issue for them, though they do all admit they grab windows off the top bar right away and move pallettes/windows with their mouse when needed, but that's just a supream waste of time and effort when you can just quickly spacebar grab and throw. Plus I like keeping my pallettes in the same places so I know where to look when working.
My other friend whos employed elsewhere has the same problem as me and actually went back to CS3 because he couldn't use his spacebar shortcut the same way.

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