Move Tool makes the layer disappear

I'm having so many problems with CS5 bugs...so here's another one.
If I try to move a layer, sometimes it will completely disappear. This is usually right after I have pasted something but it can also happen with type.
If the layer is Type, I can select the type and find that it's moved off into Siberia (off the page) and I can then bring it back.
If it's bitmap, I can't find the thing again and have to delete the layer and repaste.
Any clue what's up or how to fix it?

In Photoshop, Edit - Preferences - Peformance, look for the [  ] Enable OpenGL Drawing setting.  Disable and restart Photoshop to test.
I haven't used a touchscreen, but I can imagine the driver that's intended to interpret touches to move things around could interfere with normal mouse operations.
Also, one other thing that's very basic but worth checking:  If your mouse is wireless check the batteries.  Also try a different mouse.  Physical mouse problems could possibly be a factor.
Just a comment about what you mentioned in the original post:  Photoshop doesn't really seem buggy when the system its being run on is solid.  It's a very demanding application, and it can seem as though it's faulty when some of the complex things it relies upon - such as the OpenGL implementation on your GPU - are actually at the root cause.
-Noel

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