Tolerance Value Stuck in Magic Wand - CS5

Just installed CS5 this afternoon. Did some work with the Magic Wand and the Pixel Tolerances changed perfectly... Tried the "Refine Edge" and ever since I did that the Pixel Tolerance appears to be stuck at one value. Have tried program and computer re-start, different files, everything I can think of. Am dealing with smoke from a smokestack... before the problem I could change Tolerance size and pixels appropriate to the Tolerance level would be highlighted... Now not only is the smoke selected but a good amount of area around it... even set at "1". Suggestions?

I'll reply to myself... hope Adobe is monitoring so that if this a "bug" they might catch it... I got to thinking that I had used the "Eyedropper" Tool to sample a broad based color... I had selected a "51x51" Average... I just went into the Eyedroper again and selected "Point Sample" and went back to the Magic Wand... Now it works perfectly! Is that normal??? If so my apologies... if not? Comments?

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