Photoshop CS5 lags, but other programs run fine

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Harddrive is at 165GB free of 220GB.
Processor is Intel Celeron CPU 900 @ 2.20 GHz, 2194Mhz, 1 Core, 1 Logical Processor
All the other programs in the suite run fine. The only problem I'm having is with Photoshop. Whenever I use a tool, it lags. If I use any of the shape tool, as I drag it out, it lags. Same goes for the brush tool and any other tool that I use. Efficiency is at 100% whenever I have a document open, but the tools still drag. Even on a blank 500x500 document at 72 dpi lags.
I've looked through the Optimize Photoshop Perfomance page, and I've done all that I know I can do, and it still lags.
I turned off OpenGL Drawing, Let Photoshop use 2385MB (70%). I've changed it to let it use more, but that doesn't help.
I installed Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Flash Catalyst from the Suite.
I also have Norton 360.
Is Norton causing Photoshop to be slow or is it something else?
Is there anything I can do to fix the lag or do I need to make more upgrades to my laptop?

What display interface is in that laptop (e.g., a nVidia model, Intel model, etc.)?
The OpenGL implementation in the video driver can have a drastic effect on the performance. Have you tried the following as a diagnostic?
Edit - Preferences - Performance.
Uncheck [ ] Enable OpenGL Drawing.
Close and restart Photoshop.
If after doing the above you see the lag problem eliminated, you might want to check with your laptop maker (or in rare cases the video interface maker) to see if any updated display drivers have been released. Many OpenGL problems have been corrected in recent driver releases.
Make sure you re-enable OpenGL after changing drivers to see if the highest performance is now available to you.
You could also try keeping OpenGL enabled but going into the [Advanced Settings...] and changing to Basic mode.
-Noel

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