NIK and Photoshop Issues

Question

I've had a need to use my various NIK software quite a bit more, than I normally do, and doing so has uncovered a ton of issues for me. I previously had these issues, but not to the same degree that I do now.
My work flow is to import images into LR3 as RAW from a Canon (5D MkII or 40D), make minor adjustments in LR3, and then export to PS CS5 as 16-bit ProPhoto TIFFs. I normally start with Dfine, then on to Viveza2, and then Color Efex Pro, collapse my layers, save and return to LR3. I can usually repeat this process without any issues. Now, I'm finding that I can repeat this process maybe 2 or 3 times, before something goes wrong. By wrong I mean, I'll have to click multiple times on "Add Control Point" button in Viveza2, before I get the crosshair to drop the point. I frequently have to double or triple click in the location, just to be able to drop the point, otherwise it's "sticky" and follows the mouse, although I'm not holding the button down. Furthermore, once the point is dropped, if I click on a slider, it may not respond respond at all, or if it does respond, it's "sticky" in that I can't release it. At this point, I know that Photoshop needs to be quit and restarted. However, clicking on the "Cancel" or "OK" buttons, doesn't work, or if it does, there is a very long delay. I usually "Force Quit" Photoshop. I can reproduce these issues repeatedly in Viveza 2 and Silver Efex Pro. I don't recall having any issues with the other NIK software applications.
I have had issues with Photoshop unexpected quitting as well, when I'm not in a NIK application. For instance, I may be using the Healing Brush or Clone Stamp, adjusting a Curve or something. I don't recall if I'd previously used a NIK product before the unexpected quit.
To resolve these issues, I've run Apple's Disk Utility, checking for permission and disk related issues. I've also run DiskWarrior for the same issues, though none are found. I've removed the entire NIK suite of applications, uninstalled Photoshop and reinstalled it, as well as removing my mouse and Wacom drivers. The problem persist with just the Wacom software installed, without having the Razor Pro software installed.
Using an iMac 27", with 8GB RAM, 10.6.5, and the most current versions of all other software and drivers.
Ideas, thoughts, suggestions?

Answer 1

I don't have a script as such -- but the installer cleanup tool helps after doing an uninstall.
See http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs5clean.html
And the initial release of Photoshop did have some bugs, which is why we put out 2 dot releases.
And MacOS has had a few dot releases to fix bugs that were affecting Photoshop as well, and they still have more to go.