Opening file delay CS3

When I attempt to open a file either thru browse or open, there is a 40 second delay. Once opened all other functions are normal. This happens sporadically and the delay problem mysteriously appears and disappears with no discernable pattern or length of time. Rebooting doesn't help and I just have to deal with the slow annoyance until it decides to right itself again. Using Vista with 8 Gigs of RAM. Any thoughts?

You may be sufferig from the default printer problem.
This is a known issue with some printer configurations and has been reported many times in the forum.
The solution, weird as it sounds, is to make a generic printer driver your default printer.
If you don't have one, download it here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=pdrv&platform=win
All part of the fascinating world of Photoshop CS3.

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http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1935/testpagetu2.png

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