Random Pen Pressure in PS CS4

Hi, I have a intuos3 with updated drivers. The pen pressure works fine with other programs(illustrator, flash, wacom settings program, etc). But in Photoshop, the pressure recognition is random. Half of the time it works fine, but other times it does not. If I make 10 lines, about 4 of them will not recongnize pen pressure. When it doesn't recognize pen pressure, it will just make a line as if I'm pressing down full strenght all the way. Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi Chris, I have the latest drivers for my Wacom and I have played with all the setting for the Pen/Tablet in Control Panel. Still no luck. And the pressure sensitivity works fine in other programs. It's only in Photoshop that this ransom pressure recognition problem exists. Any other ways I can fix it?

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