PS5 tool menus and overall performance

Hi,
I have a 17inch MacBook Pro, 2.3 GHz, 6GB of RAM, OS X Lion 10.7.2.
I have just reinstalled adobe PS 5.1 thinking it would solve a problem, but it didn't.
Right now, everytime I click on a tool in the tool bar, the tool activates fine, unless I have to hold down the buton to get the full menu for a specific tool. If I do need for example to get the Dodge Tool, and need to hold the Burn Tool in order to get there, the drop menu stalls for 5-6 seconds, than I can choose the tool, and then it stalls for another 6 seconds, and then I'm able to use the tool.
I have had a much less powerful computer which is running CS5.1 just fine (in this case even better!).
Can someone help me with this issue??
Thanks,
Jonathan

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Are Photoshop and OS fully updated?
As with all unexplainable Photoshop-problems you might try trashing the prefs (after making sure all customized presets like Actions, Patterns, Brushes etc. have been saved and making a note of the Preferences you’ve changed) by keeping command-alt-shift pressed on starting the program or starting from a new user-account.
System Maintenance (repairing permissions, purging PRAM, running cron-scripts, cleaning caches, etc.) might also be beneficial, Onyx has been recommended for such tasks.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/onyx.html
Weeding out bad fonts never seems to be a bad idea, either. (Validate your fonts in Font Book and remove the bad ones.)
If 3rd party plug-ins are installed try disabling them to verify if one of those may be responsible for the problem.
Does turning off OpenGL in the Performance Preferences and restarting Photoshop have any bearing on the issue?

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