LR5 slow performance selecting images in Grid view

LR5 is noticeably slower than LR4 when CTRL-click selecting a group of images in Grid view in the Library module. There is frequently (but not always) a pause of up to a few seconds before an image will show as selected. Also, when I try to grab the selected images and drag and drop into a collection, the images will be deselected if I try this too quickly.
Nothing changed on the computer since the upgrade from LR4.
PC running Win7, 64 bit
i7 processor, 8G RAM
lots of HDD space
LR running off the C: drive
thanks
Bill

Trying ticking it and unticking it to see if it is stuck. It works fine on the two systems I've tested.

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Second that!
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Screen grab for the situation I am talking about:
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LR5 slow performance selecting images in Grid view

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