Photoshop CS2 cursor freezes

Since I updated to OSX10.4.3, some brushes in Photoshop CS2 cause an application freeze, with the rainbow beachball and "Application not responding" in the dock. The brush cursor still moves and becomes the cursor for everything else running, including the Finder. Adobe's forum shows others with this problem but it has happened for me only since 10.4.3 update. It seems to occur with Scatter brushes more often and happens with either the mouse or a Wacom tablet. I am saving more often since I lost 1+ hour's work when the cursor went AWOL. Photoshop has always been nearly bulletproof until now. I never had brush cursor problems before 10.4.3.

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Even if not in use, is the Wacom tablet still connected during these cursor acts? What if the tablet is removed?

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