Late 2007 MBP graphics glitch with files/folder in finder

After the 10.5.6 update everything worked smoothly. Since a restart when moving files and folders within the finder now I have a graphical glitch. The file/folder being moved appears randomly cut, (both text and icon are missing a random squarish chunk of the file/folder image when dropped to another location anywhere in the finder). There is also more than usual delay. I am not having this occur with item on the desktop. Is there anything I can do to resolve this?

Then there's a conflict or corruption in the original account, usually amongst the various preference files. How badly do you want fix this problem? Here's what's required to resolve the conflict/corruption (sorry I have no idea which preference file (plist) might be mucked up, but you can do a cursory check with Preferential Treatment at http://www.jonn8.com/html/pt.html
While logged into the newly created admin account, backup the bad account's folder, delete the bad account, selecting the save data option (which is stored in /Users/Deleted Users/ as a disk image), recreate the bad account using the same username/password combo, log out and back into the recreated original account. If the problem's solved, open the saved data dmg file in /Users/Deleted Users/, open the /Library/Preferences/ folder from the saved data, open the current /Users/restored account/Library/Preferences/ folder, and slowly copy plist files from the saved data folder to the current one that don't exist in it. Log out and back in to ensure there's no conflict and things still work correctly. Resolving conflicts or identifying corrupt plist files is a laborious process. Good luck.
See http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4703015 for more details on this process.

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