Work area bar has a mind of it's own!

Using premiere pro cs4. when i adjust the work area bar to the in and out points i want it changes everytime i zoom in and out of the timeline, it also sometimes follows the red input indicator??? Its driving me crazy! Also i am sending out vision from my timeline down to TV networks, not live but sometimes the vision goes to air 10 minutes after sending.... I am having trouble keepiong the timeline running smotth even after i have rendered everything in the work area bar? Any tips on how to get this running smooth or is it a lack of ram issue? (i have 4GB at the moment)
thanks in advance
paul

If you are still under warranty, take the computer to an Apple store or an AASP. Whichever is more convenient for you.

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