Several Questions about Aperture Problems

Having used Aperture for some time, and being a Mac user since 1985, I have a list of questions about Aperture that I need help with.
1. Periodically operating the sliders will make an image turn black. Sometimes this is early in a session, sometimes late. Various workarounds will bring the image back, but once this starts, quitting seems the only option. Can anyone help me with why this happens and how to stop it?
2. About 20% of the RAW files from my supported camera display the Unsupported Image Format error screen. These files operate perfectly in the manufacturers software and in other image management software that does not use the OS RAW libraries. Can someone help me with the cause of this and the solution (not a "workaround" but a way to make it stop happening).
3. ALL of my RAW files from my supported camera, when I try to lift metadata, return the error message that there is no metadata to lift. But in fact, the metadata inspector displays metadata. How can I stop this from happening and experience normal metadata lifting?
4. When I use the DNG format from my supported camera, a great many EXIF fields do not display, such as lens data. Can someone help me with DNG files, since these never generate the UIF error screen (cf. #2 above) as the manufacturer's RAW files do. I'm forced to use DNGs to have all my shots, but the EXIF data is not fully displayed.
5. Today I opened Aperture and no previews would display. Aperture froze while updating thumbnails. I'd not done any non-routine edits or imported any unusual files or formats. Aperture then would not quit. Is it safe to attempt to restart Aperture?
6. At times Aperture slows to the point of not working at all. Long pauses simply in trying to enlarge the selection circles for redeye removal, for example. What would cause Aperture to slow down without warning at any point in the workflow? How can I experience a more consistent operating speed from Aperture.
7. How do other image management programs like Lightroom compare on these points? Is Aperture typical or should I seek a change in my workflow, improvement in my hardware, or some adjustment in my installation?
Info: MacBook Pro, 4 GB RAM (apple), 320 GB drive, 45 GB free on drive; library of 3800 images. Fewer than 12 projects.
Thanks for your assistance.

n #3. It looks like you're absolutely right on this. I went back and checked on photos I'd edited and there was the altered metadata. +Many thanks for dispelling that concern!+ I love being a happy camper. Check that one off the list!
On 1, I've followed the black-screen issues and pretty much all we know is that a workaround exists--usually selecting the crop box restores the picture, but a lot of times it blacks out again. Having used Apple products over 25 years, all of which was in my adult professional life, I haven't seen Apple willing to just let users tolerate an irritating "workaround." I think this is something that needs fixing.
On 6--I don't understand how the rotational speed would produce erratic performance issues. I can go a month of reasonable performance, and then suddenly things bog down. Also, if that is the reason, this really ought to be part of the System Requirements, or at least, a recommendation. Maybe it is already--I should check to be sure. I confess this is one aspect I had not thought about.
Thanks so much for thinking about these. I love my Apple products and have owned almost every generation of Mac since the "Fat Mac" (512K RAM! 800Kb Floppies!) and hate to stare at the screen and think I've been given a truly poor product--not in my DNA--but these things break my heart.
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Just a question about our problem

hi all,
I know we all want answers, but i do have a question for any techno buffs out there, is it possible that a set of drivers could have been released which gave the MCP incorrect instructions, which may have damaged traces, or the MCP itself. if this is possible could this be the answer, and is this why MSI and nVidia are hiding? I find it very strange that this problem appeared roughly the same time for everyone, and I personally noticed that even if I use the 1.00 drivers now (ones on the MSI CD) I still get BKSOD, even though they did work before we installed version 1.12, i think
any ideas ladies and gentlmen?

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I know we all want answers, but i do have a question for any techno buffs out there,
I think I'm a techno buff...
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is it possible that a set of drivers could have been released which gave the MCP incorrect instructions
Yes it is possible to write buggy drivers...
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which may have damaged traces, or the MCP itself.
Highly unlikely unless you overclock (JMHO, but still...).
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I find it very strange that this problem appeared roughly the same time for everyone
Problem started appearing to me in recent times only as I have mostly been playing Earth series games ("Earth 2150: The Moon Project", and "World War III: Black Gold") which only supports software sound rendering.
The game Empire Earth, which I started playing a week ago, really opened my eyes to the problem. Can't play one complete Random map game without the game crashing and locking the Windows XP OS hard. But the stability is much improved with sound hardware acceleration disabled.
But, I'm going to try the latest nForce driver via Windows update anyway as others have suggested. I just don't have time or patience to beta test installation software/drivers for MSI/nVidia. I occupy no special position in the Universe (bad luck doesn't follow me around) nor do I overclock the board. It's rather obvious where the problem lies.

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