Can somebody help me with this situation, every time I start Photoshop I have to wait a half hour before I can start to work because it just wouldn't budge, I mean it is extremely slow and freezing up on me, I think I have a decent computer (see Below) and enough memory (2 gig) and don't see why it should act up on me?

Thank You Very Much
Mechel

Adobe Photoshop Version: 9.0.2 (9.0.2x519)
Operating System: Windows XP
Version: 5.1 Service Pack 2
System architecture: Intel CPU Family:15, Model:3, Stepping:4 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, HyperThreading
Physical processor count: 1
Processor speed: 3413 MHz
Built-in memory: 2047 MB
Free memory: 540 MB
Memory available to Photoshop: 1757 MB
Memory used by Photoshop: 55 %
Image cache levels: 3
Application folder: C:\program files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\ Temporary file path: C:\DOCUME~1\SRULY~1.CON\LOCALS~1\Temp\ Photoshop scratch has async I/O enabled
Scratch volume(s):
K:\, 34.2G, 4.77G free
Startup, 69.2G, 29.5G free
Primary Plug-ins folder: C:\program files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Plug-Ins\ Additional Plug-ins folder: not set
Installed plug-ins:
ADM 3.10x21
ASDStrm 1.03x2
AV Bros. Page Curl Pro 2.0 2, 0, 0, 1
AV Bros. Puzzle Pro 2.0 2, 0, 0, 1
Accented Edges 9.0
Angled Strokes 9.0
Antimatter 4.0
Average 9.0b (9.0x506)
BMP 9.0b (9.0x506)
Backlight 5.1.0
Bas Relief 9.0
Bevel 5.1.0
Bevel Boss 4.0
Brushed Metal 5.1.0
Burnt Edges 2.0.2
Camera Raw 3.0
Chalk & Charcoal 9.0
Charcoal 9.0
Chrome 4.0
Chrome 5.1.0
Chrome 9.0
Cineon 9.0b (9.0x506)
Classic Mosaic 2.0.2
Clouds 9.0b (9.0x506)
Color Halftone 9.0b (9.0x506)
Colored Pencil 9.0
CompuServe GIF 9.0b (9.0x506)
Conditional Mode Change 9.0b (9.0x506)
Constellation 2.0.2
Cont? Crayon 9.0
Contact Sheet II 9.0b (9.0x506)
Corona 4.0
Cracks 2.0.2
Craquelure 9.0
Crop and Straighten Photos 9.0b (9.0x506)
Crop and Straighten Photos Filter 9.0b (9.0x506)
Crosshatch 9.0
Crumple 2.0.2
Crystallize 9.0b (9.0x506)
Cutout 4.0
Cutout 9.0
Dark Strokes 9.0
De-Interlace 9.0b (9.0x506)
Difference Clouds 9.0b (9.0x506)
Diffuse Glow 9.0
Displace 9.0b (9.0x506)
DreamSuite 1, 0, 2, 0
Drip 4.0
Dry Brush 9.0
Electrify 2.0.2
Embed Watermark 1.70.19
Export Transparent Image 9.0b (9.0x506)
Extract 9.0b (9.0x506)
Extrude 5.1.0
Extrude 9.0b (9.0x506)
FastCore Routines 9.0b (9.0x506)
Fibers 9.0b (9.0x506)
Film Grain 9.0
Filmstrip 9.0b (9.0x506)
Filter Gallery 9.0
Fire 4.0
Fit Image 9.0b (9.0x506)
Flag 2.0.2
Fresco 9.0
Fur 4.0
Generic EPS 9.0
Genuine Fractals 4.1
Genuine Fractals 4.1
Genuine Fractals Filter 4.1
Glass 4.0
Glass 5.1.0
Glass 9.0
Glowing Edges 9.0
Gradient Glow 4.0
Gradient Glow 5.1.0
Grain 9.0
Graphic Pen 9.0
HDRMergeAlign 9.0x001
HDRMergeUI 9.0x001
HSB Noise 4.0
Halftone Pattern 9.0
Ink Outlines 9.0
Intellihance Pro 4.0 4, 0, 2, 0
Jiggle 4.0
Lens Blur 9.0
Lens Correction 9.0
Lens Flare 9.0b (9.0x506)
Lighting Effects 9.0b (9.0x506)
Lightning 2.0.2
Liquify 9.0
Little Fluffy Clouds 2.0.2
MMXCore Routines 9.0.2b (9.0.2x519)
Marble 4.0
Mask Pro 3 3.0.2
Mask Pro 3 Select 3.0.2
Mask Pro 3: Make Work Path 3.0.2
Melt 4.0
Merge to HDR 1.0x001
Mezzotint 9.0b (9.0x506)
Mosaic Tiles 9.0
Motion Trail 4.0
Motion Trail 5.1.0
Multiprocessor Support 9.0b (9.0x506)
NTSC Colors 9.0b (9.0x506)
Neon Glow 9.0
Note Paper 9.0
Ocean Ripple 9.0
OpenEXR 9.0b (9.0x506)
PCX 9.0b (9.0x506)
PNG 9.0b (9.0x506)
PNG Icons 1.22x1
Paint Daubs 9.0
Palette Knife 9.0
Patchwork 9.0
Paths to Illustrator 9.0b (9.0x506)
Pattern Maker 9.0b (9.0x506)
Perspective Shadow 5.1.0
Photo CD 9.0b (9.0x506

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