I have now had to re-install Fireworks MX as this is the only Fireworks
application that responds with any speed.

I've tried Fireworks MX 2004, Fireworks 8 and Fireworks CS3 all 3 of which are
painfully slow when swapping between applications. I have to wait around 10
seconds for it to respond before I can continue working.

I've trawled the web for a solution to no avail.
I'm running:
Dell Dimension 8400
Windows XP SP3
3.25GB of RAM
Radeon X800 SE video card

Any other app in the CS3 range is fine, I've tried disabling anti-virus,
removing services, changing compatibility modes and numerous other things to no
avail.

Any much appreciated.

cmakin wrote:
> I have now had to re-install Fireworks MX as this is the only Fireworks
> application that responds with any speed.
>
> I've tried Fireworks MX 2004, Fireworks 8 and Fireworks CS3 all 3 of which are
> painfully slow when swapping between applications. I have to wait around 10
> seconds for it to respond before I can continue working.
>
> I've trawled the web for a solution to no avail.
> I'm running:
> Dell Dimension 8400
> Windows XP SP3
> 3.25GB of RAM
> Radeon X800 SE video card
>
> Any other app in the CS3 range is fine, I've tried disabling anti-virus,
> removing services, changing compatibility modes and numerous other things to no
> avail.
>
> Any much appreciated.
>
>

I'm on XP SP2 and don't find the app particularly slow. What size files
are you working with?

You might want to give the new Fireworks Public Beta a try. One focus
for the beta was to improve overall performance.

You can find the beta at labs.adobe.com

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It does it with any file even a new blank one. I can open a new file select
another application then move back to Fireworks and wait for it to respond,
with Fireworks MX this just doesn't happen?

I'll try the beta but I'm not sure whether I can convince the powers that be
to spend another ?158 to upgrade so soon after purchasing CS3.

I've installed the beta release of Fireworks CS4 and there is still a delay of
several seconds when selecting the application. I guess there is a clash with
something that is running on my machine that Fireworks just does not like.

Its only in beta guys calm down

It's not the beta I'm bothered about it's the previous 3 versions that work
sooooooo slow on my PC.

I've come to the conclusion it's only my machine anyway, and spent a very
productive week using Fireworks MX

what machine are you using?

Dell Dimension 8400
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3GHz
3.25 GB RAM
Windows XP Pro SP3

More than good enough I'd have thought

i apppreciate the advice about beta at labs.adobe.com its being the better for me