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I recently finished teaching a LR 2.5 class that focused on the beginning level - just the Library and Develop modules. Everyone was using LR 2.5 and all but one was using either Windows XP or Vista. This one unique student had upgraded to Win 7. Everything seemed to work OK except for the brush in the Adjustment Brush tool. Rather than the two concentric circles one would expect, his brush looks very much like the Photoshop brush called "grass". Which, of course, renders it completely useless as an Adjustment Brush in Lightroom.
He reports that his "computer guy" blames it on an incompatibility between Lightroom and Win 7. I'm unable - so far - to corroberate his claim. Anybody have any experience or comments on this?
Judson Rhodes
JR Creative Photography
Rio Rancho, New Mexico

This is another follow-up to the two original posts above.
Client has forwarded Forum user's responses to his "Tech Guy", who has come back with his own scenario, to wit:
     "...using windows 7 HM premium on a Acer 11.6, Intel Core 2 Solo, 2GB Ram, 250GB, with a 4500 Intel HD video using native Win 7 HM premium  video drivers. In Lightroom  your brush gets distorted when using size xx to xx, the brush pointer should be a dot but instead it is splotch. When using the same program on the exact notebook but using Vista it works fine, my tech tested it out on the exact notebook using Vista. There are no indication of corrupt video as the desktop, background icons and other pictures are fine, and displays the correct colors."
So, he's saying the same installation of Lightroom works OK in Vista but not Win 7 HM. Any suggestions?
If I wanted to escalate this, should I go to Adobe or to Microsoft?
Judson
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