XP came loaded on my latest laptop; as soon as I began installing my software problems popped up. Yep its all been updated and service packed all to hell with M$ latest bug fixes; but the truth of the matter is simple too date far too many problems with XP. My PS 7 froze repeatedly even after turning off color profiles and using a default. RAM was set to 80% Windows was stripped down to the minimum requirements to run. My solution to the problem; I dumped XP and loaded in my win 2000. Since doing so I've had absolutely no problems, everything runs faster, memory usage is far more effecient and I can run Illustrator, PhotoShop and Dreamweaver MX simultaneously without a lock up. Change your OS for something more stable and wait for the bugs to be flushed from XP pro.