To the original poster...I skipped all the messages past your 3rd reply....because I couldn't take the thrust of your point... OK...I KNOW where my lack of expertise is in using the "software". I also KNOW..that freezing windows, multiple windows, random junk on the screen, frozen screens, windows from other rooms becoming active but are frozen and can't be closed are not my not knowing the software...this is just pure bugs in my mind. As far as using the software, I can't even use it at this point. No doubt P5 is 200% more complicated than P4....I need to read the manual...or read tips here...but interface and screen problems are a totally different issue... I'll be patient, to a point....and will try whatever to make this work...to a point...but I'm not going to sit here for weeks tweaking this thing to make it work, nor should anyone else have to do this....it isn't right. Believe me, I was one of the cheerleaders to grab P5 as soon as possible..ordered it on first day of pre-release...very high level of excitement...but there is something very wrong with this software..... now it may be as simple as corrupted files on bad CDs or something like that...or incompatibilities with certain processors, video cards, drivers, whatever....It is still a bit early to get too riled up...but these glaring interface problems must have been seen during beta....or if they were not present, perhaps the bad CD scenario may be possible.... Whatever...but a "fix" , whatever it may be,is needed...be it reinstall, new cd, different drivers, etc....but I have never had a problem like this with any software....and if you have any doubt about the amount of software I've installed in my day....software packages by the thousands. I've beta tested games, apps, graphics apps, Windows, AOL, and loaded nearly every demo/trial software ever....and NEVER have I had this level of problems, (maybe in very early testing), especially from RELEASED software.

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