Photoshop CS4 acting weird - screenshots

Hi,
First of all I have:
Photoshop CS4 11.0.1 (whole Creative CS4 Design Premium Suite actually)
Microsoft XP Home Edition with Service Pack 3
Intel Core Duo 2
3,25Gb of RAM
Radeon X1950 Pro graphics card
This isn't a big problem but it's really annoying. When I open an image in Photoshop I see some kind of interference. Some pixels aren't as the suppose to be. Weirdest thing is that this interference starts from the very edge of the document and affects also to guides. First I thought that my graphics card is malfunctioning but this thing doesn't happen anywhere else than in Photoshop.
Here are the screenshots:
http://www.kolumbus.fi/tuomas.harju/ps_cs4_interference1.jpg
http://www.kolumbus.fi/tuomas.harju/ps_cs4_interference2.jpg
http://www.kolumbus.fi/tuomas.harju/ps_cs4_interference3.jpg
As you can see, it doesn't matter if the zoom is at 100%.
Any ideas what is causing this?
- Tuomas

The problem came back - or it didn't go away as I first thought.
The pixel interference doesn't show up in the first document/image but when you open the second document or third one, it shows. It seems to be that this problem isn't solved yet.
Any ideas?
How can I change the topic status back to "Not Answered"?
- Tuomas

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WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.134.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.80.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter HDTV Tuner 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TechniSat DVB-PC TV Star PCI #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-D0-D7-30-19-C1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 169.254.178.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 169.254.178.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 28, 2009 6:55:04 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 13, 2009 11:28:08 PM
Ethernet adapter HDTV Tuner 1:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TechniSat DVB-PC TV Star PCI
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-D0-D7-30-1A-1D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 169.254.178.4
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 169.254.178.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 28, 2009 6:55:21 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 13, 2009 11:28:25 PM
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 15:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-85-1A-C6-72
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.82
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
4.2.2.1
I checked Windows XP Pro. SP3's event logs and noticed these during the disconnections:
Event logs showed:
Event Type: Information
Event Source: Tcpip
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4201
Date: 2/28/2009
Time: 6:42:23 PM
User: N/A
Computer: FOOBAR
Description:
The system detected that network adapter \DEVICE\TCPIP_{51FDDE0F-0935-416E-8FE0-3E1A50847D41} was connected to the network, and has initiated normal operation over the network adapter.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 00 50 00 ......P.
0008: 00 00 00 00 69 10 00 40 ....i..@
0010: 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
Event Type: Information
Event Source: BROWSER
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8033
Date: 2/28/2009
Time: 6:47:22 PM
User: N/A
Computer: FOOBAR
Description:
The browser has forced an election on network \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{89F40100-0D8D-4C33-A32D-3D91CAEB3FBD} because a master browser was stopped.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Event Type: Information
Event Source: Tcpip
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4201
Date: 3/1/2009
Time: 6:19:08 AM
User: N/A
Computer: FOOBAR
Description:
The system detected that network adapter \DEVICE\TCPIP_{51FDDE0F-0935-416E-8FE0-3E1A50847D41} was connected to the network, and has initiated normal operation over the network adapter.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 00 50 00 ......P.
0008: 00 00 00 00 69 10 00 40 ....i..@
0010: 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
Event Type: Information
Event Source: Tcpip
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4201
Date: 3/1/2009
Time: 6:19:20 AM
User: N/A
Computer: FOOBAR
Description:
The system detected that network adapter \DEVICE\TCPIP_{51FDDE0F-0935-416E-8FE0-3E1A50847D41} was connected to the network, and has initiated normal operation over the network adapter.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 00 50 00 ......P.
0008: 00 00 00 00 69 10 00 40 ....i..@
0010: 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
I also noticed the disconnections usually start with red X icon in my taskbar with its bubble and then later the long disconnection even though no red X (1 GB and connected). If I were to disconnect the cat5 cable from NIC, then it wouldn't even detect it is missing the cable!
The only way to fix this was to reboot (best way and last longer) OR disable network connection and re-enable it (Windows XP's Network Connections) or the NIC itself (Device Manager), but that doesn't always last long (maybe a minute). Example of my pings right after disabling and re-enabling NIC:
C:\>ping 192.168.0.1 -t
Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
MSINFO32 in case it helps (seems OK to me, but I am not a hardware expert):
[Conflicts/Sharing]
Resource Device
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF Intel(R) 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 2E21
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
IRQ 21 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A38
IRQ 21 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
IRQ 21 TechniSat DVB-PC TV Star PCI
IRQ 23 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A34
IRQ 23 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3A
I/O Port 0x0000B000-0x0000BFFF Intel(R) 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 2E21
I/O Port 0x0000B000-0x0000BFFF ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
IRQ 16 Intel(R) 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 2E21
IRQ 16 ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A37
IRQ 16 Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 2 - 3A42
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 3A4A
IRQ 16 ASUS TV880 Video Capture (NTSC)
IRQ 17 Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
IRQ 17 Intel(R) ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 3A40
IRQ 17 Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Memory Address 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF Intel(R) 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port -
2E21
Memory Address 0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFF ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3C
IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A36
IRQ 19 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A39
IRQ 19 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A35
IRQ 19 Intel(R) ICH10 Family 4 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 - 3A20
IRQ 19 Intel(R) ICH10 Family 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 - 3A26
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF Intel(R) 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 2E21
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Memory Address 0xFED90000-0xFED93FFF System board
Memory Address 0xFED90000-0xFED93FFF System board
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB Intel(R) 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 2E21
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
[IRQs]
Resource Device Status
IRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 16 Intel(R) 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 2E21 OK
IRQ 16 ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series OK
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A37 OK
IRQ 16 Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller OK
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 2 - 3A42 OK
IRQ 16 Intel(R) ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 3A4A OK
IRQ 16 ASUS TV880 Video Capture (NTSC) OK
IRQ 17 Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio OK
IRQ 17 Intel(R) ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 3A40 OK
IRQ 17 Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC OK
IRQ 21 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A38 OK
IRQ 21 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller OK
IRQ 21 TechniSat DVB-PC TV Star PCI OK
IRQ 19 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A39 OK
IRQ 19 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A35 OK
IRQ 19 Intel(R) ICH10 Family 4 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 - 3A20 OK
IRQ 19 Intel(R) ICH10 Family 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 - 3A26 OK
IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3C OK
IRQ 18 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A36 OK
IRQ 23 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A34 OK
IRQ 23 Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3A OK
IRQ 20 Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM) OK
IRQ 22 TechniSat DVB-PC TV Star PCI #3 OK
IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 12 Microsoft PS/2 Mouse OK
IRQ 14 Intel(R) ICH10 Family SMBus Controller - 3A30 OK
My detailed computer configurations can be found here: http://alpha.zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/computers.txt (primary computer).
Thank you in advance.

Quote from: NovJoe on 02-March-09, 23:10:05
Force your NIC to run at 100Mbps full duplex and see how it goes.
Check your router / switch ports as well as cables.
I will try 100 Mbps if it happens again. So far, it hasn't occurred after installing the driver supplied by MSI's Web site and not RealTek's Web site. The room temperatures even got warmer like 83F degrees.
As for router and switch, what am I checking for? Other computers didn't have any problems. As for cat5 cables, I already tried another one like I said in my original post.

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