Photoshop 6 crash on save

[LenHewitt]

Bruce,

>>these temp files can be over ten times the original file size. <<

That's not that unusual, particularly if using many layers, but the lockup
is unusual....

Photoshop will operate far better under Win2k or XP than Win98. Have you
applied the 6.01 patch?

[Bruce Kirkaldy]

Thanks, Len. I have the patch. The funny thing is that I have been using this machine for over a year with no problems. I've reinstalled Windows twice. Wondering if I should just wipe the disk and reinstall from scratch. I don't want to have to do that, of course.
This morning I copied a small rectangle from one layer, pasted it, used the soft-edge eraser around the edges to blend it and it locked up when I tried to save. There were maybe ten operations. I even cleared the history before saving.

[LenHewitt]

Bruce,

>>Wondering if I should just wipe the disk and reinstall from scratch. <<

It's often the best policy in the long run....

I used to do so annually or even twice a year when running Win95 and 98. It
has the added advantage of generally improving performance once the detritus
of years is obliterated.