Installed Rosetta now Finder repeatably becomes unresponsive

Last night I migrated applications from my G5 iMac to my new Macbook Pro. Once this was complete I tried to fire up Photoshop I got the notice that I need to install Rosetta which I did.
Now I am having 2 problems:
1.) When I try and fire up Photoshop it bounces a couple times and then unexpectedly quits.
2.) When ever I try and navigate the applications folder Finders CPU usage spikes and becomes unresponsive requiring a relaunch.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Peruse Best Practices and Setup new Mac. Then, consider starting over, erasing the HD, reinstalling, and remigrating.

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