PS CS5 (x64, x32), Windows 7 (x64) - Photomerge crahes PS

Question

Hi!
I use PS CS5 x64 to merge some pics for a panorama with Photomerge, which worked just fine - for awhile. Nowadays whenever I try to use Photomerge crashes PS. There is a note the Event Manager of Windows x64 Ultimate (german):
name of crashing application: Photoshop.exe, Version: 12.0.3.0, time stamp: 0x4d035d7d
name of crashing module: Photoshop.exe, Version: 12.0.3.0, time stamp: 0x4d035d7d
exception code: 0xc0000005
failure offset: 0x0000000000c2e542
ID of crahing process: 0x1a14
startup time of crashing application: 0x01cbd7384661dcca
path to crashing application: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5 (64
Bit)\Photoshop.exe
path to crashing module: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5 (64
Bit)\Photoshop.exe
report ID: 8d080f09-432b-11e0-a6ac-70f3955024ec
The crash happens reproducible any time no matter if I first load pictures (RAW or JPG or else) and then start Photomerge or try loading Photomerge first. PS just crashes without any comment. This happens in the PS CS5 x86, too. Lens correction or HDR processing are working good. No other problem in PS, except PM.
I tried to reset my preferences (CRTL + ALT + SHIFT while starting) without any cure.
Reinstalled PS CS5 (x64 and x32) without any change.
My Windows 7 Ultimate has all the updates (SP1 now) and so do all the apps of my Master Collection CS5 have. My computer has an i5 and 16 GB DDR3 RAM.
Funny how: I've PS CS5 (x32) installed in a virtual XP client that does the merge perfectly, but awfully slow.
What else can I do to make it work?
Is there some other app that makes a panaorama out of RAW data in the meantime?
Thanks 4 help!
DB

Answer 1

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dannybrown2011 wrote:
Upgrading to the newest nVidia driver for that card - no chance.
Please send nVidia criticism for this, and maybe, just maybe if enough people do they'll put some extra effort into improving their quality.  There is no excuse for breaking things that once worked, especially when OpenGL test programs exist.  Their focus is clearly on something besides quality (maybe releasing quickly to satisfy gamers, I don't know).
I swore off nVidia some time ago myself because of their POOR (putting it mildly) software support for released hardware.
-Noel