Vector Art Crashes After Effects CS3 Windows 7

Hi there,
I've noticed that AFX CS3 always crashes when I try to use Vector Art effects on Windows 7. I'm able to turn on the effect, but when I start painting, it always crashes after a few seconds. Any idea how to prevent this crash? I love vector art.
thanks..

Solved this problem on my computer by running After Effects in compatibility mode.
My setup is different than the original post, but hopefully it will help someone else.
Here's my problem and how I fixed it...
System: Windows Vista
After Effects CS4
Vector Paint
After drawing a a third small line, AfterFX would lock up and the screen would go semi transparent. Turning Open GL settings didn't help.
Closed AfterFX, and righ-clicked on the After Effects shortcut. Chose Properties->Shortcut tab->Compatibility->Checked "Run this program in compatibily mode for "Windows XP (Service Pack 2).
All other settings left unchecked.
Hit OK.
Relaunch AfterFX and the Vector Paint effect works great now!

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