Thank you for your attention in this matter. I have pasted below the text from the System Info window after opening PS CS6.
Additionally, I have just completed logging in to my creative cloud app and checked for updates; it then responded to the effect that everything is up to date. So...?
Regards, Theo Bauder
pasted copy of System info...
Adobe Photoshop Version: 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00) x64
Operating System: Windows Vista 64-bit
Version: 6.0 Service Pack 2
System architecture: AMD CPU Family:15, Model:2, Stepping:3 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3
Physical processor count: 4
Processor speed: 2400 MHz
Built-in memory: 8183 MB
Free memory: 4499 MB
Memory available to Photoshop: 7215 MB
Memory used by Photoshop: 70 %
Image tile size: 132K
Image cache levels: 4
OpenGL Drawing: Enabled.
OpenGL Drawing Mode: Advanced
OpenGL Allow Normal Mode: True.
OpenGL Allow Advanced Mode: True.
OpenGL Allow Old GPUs: Not Detected.
Video Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Video Card Renderer: GeForce 9500 GS/PCI/SSE2
Display: 1
Display Bounds:= top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 1200, right: 1920
Video Card Number: 1
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS
OpenCL Unavailable
Driver Version: 8.17.12.5896
Driver Date: 20100709223800.000000-000
Video Card Driver: nvd3dum,nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2um, nvwgf2umx.dll
Video Mode: 1920 x 1200 x 4294967296 colors
Video Card Caption: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS
Video Card Memory: 512 MB
Video Rect Texture Size: 8192
Serial number: 90970108543203213372
Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\
Temporary file path: C:\Users\THEOBA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\
Photoshop scratch has async I/O enabled
Scratch volume(s):
C:\, 685.1G, 477.6G free
Required Plug-ins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\Required\
Primary Plug-ins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\Plug-ins\
Additional Plug-ins folder: not set
Installed components:
A3DLIBS.dll A3DLIB Dynamic Link Library 9.2.0.112
ACE.dll ACE 2012/06/05-15:16:32 66.507768 66.507768
adbeape.dll Adobe APE 2012/01/25-10:04:55 66.1025012 66.1025012
AdobeLinguistic.dll Adobe Linguisitc Library 6.0.0
AdobeOwl.dll Adobe Owl 2012/06/26-12:17:19 4.0.95 66.510504
AdobePDFL.dll PDFL 2011/12/12-16:12:37 66.419471 66.419471
AdobePIP.dll Adobe Product Improvement Program 6.0.0.1654
AdobeXMP.dll Adobe XMP Core 2012/02/06-14:56:27 66.145661 66.145661
AdobeXMPFiles.dll Adobe XMP Files 2012/02/06-14:56:27 66.145661 66.145661
AdobeXMPScript.dll Adobe XMP Script 2012/02/06-14:56:27 66.145661 66.145661
adobe_caps.dll Adobe CAPS 6,0,29,0
AGM.dll AGM 2012/06/05-15:16:32 66.507768 66.507768
ahclient.dll AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library 1,7,0,56
aif_core.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
aif_ocl.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
aif_ogl.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
amtlib.dll AMTLib (64 Bit) 6.0.0.75 (BuildVersion: 6.0; BuildDate: Mon Jan 16 2012 18:00:00) 1.000000
ARE.dll ARE 2012/06/05-15:16:32 66.507768 66.507768
AXE8SharedExpat.dll AXE8SharedExpat 2011/12/16-15:10:49 66.26830 66.26830
AXEDOMCore.dll AXEDOMCore 2011/12/16-15:10:49 66.26830 66.26830
Bib.dll BIB 2012/06/05-15:16:32 66.507768 66.507768
BIBUtils.dll BIBUtils 2012/06/05-15:16:32 66.507768 66.507768
boost_date_time.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
boost_signals.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
boost_system.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
boost_threads.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
cg.dll NVIDIA Cg Runtime 3.0.00007
cgGL.dll NVIDIA Cg Runtime 3.0.00007
CIT.dll Adobe CIT 2.0.5.19287 2.0.5.19287
CoolType.dll CoolType 2012/06/05-15:16:32 66.507768 66.507768
data_flow.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
dvaaudiodevice.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvacore.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvamarshal.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvamediatypes.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvaplayer.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvatransport.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dvaunittesting.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
dynamiclink.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
ExtendScript.dll ExtendScript 2011/12/14-15:08:46 66.490082 66.490082
FileInfo.dll Adobe XMP FileInfo 2012/01/17-15:11:19 66.145433 66.145433
filter_graph.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
hydra_filters.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
icucnv40.dll International Components for Unicode 2011/11/15-16:30:22 Build gtlib_3.0.16615
icudt40.dll International Components for Unicode 2011/11/15-16:30:22 Build gtlib_3.0.16615
image_compiler.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
image_flow.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
image_runtime.dll AIF 3.0 62.490293
JP2KLib.dll JP2KLib 2011/12/12-16:12:37 66.236923 66.236923
libifcoremd.dll Intel(r) Visual Fortran Compiler 10.0 (Update A)
libmmd.dll Intel(r) C Compiler, Intel(r) C++ Compiler, Intel(r) Fortran Compiler 10.0
LogSession.dll LogSession 2.1.2.1640
mediacoreif.dll DVA Product 6.0.0
MPS.dll MPS 2012/02/03-10:33:13 66.495174 66.495174
msvcm80.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 8.00.50727.6195
msvcm90.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 9.00.30729.1
msvcp100.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 10.00.40219.1
msvcp80.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 8.00.50727.6195
msvcp90.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 9.00.30729.1
msvcr100.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 10.00.40219.1
msvcr80.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 8.00.50727.6195
msvcr90.dll Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 9.00.30729.1
pdfsettings.dll Adobe PDFSettings 1.04
Photoshop.dll Adobe Photoshop CS6 CS6
Plugin.dll Adobe Photoshop CS6 CS6
PlugPlug.dll Adobe(R) CSXS PlugPlug Standard Dll (64 bit) 3.0.0.383
PSArt.dll Adobe Photoshop CS6 CS6
PSViews.dll Adobe Photoshop CS6 CS6
SCCore.dll ScCore 2011/12/14-15:08:46 66.490082 66.490082
ScriptUIFlex.dll ScriptUIFlex 2011/12/14-15:08:46 66.490082 66.490082
tbb.dll Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks for Windows 3, 0, 2010, 0406
tbbmalloc.dll Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks for Windows 3, 0, 2010, 0406
TfFontMgr.dll FontMgr 9.3.0.113
TfKernel.dll Kernel 9.3.0.113
TFKGEOM.dll Kernel Geom 9.3.0.113
TFUGEOM.dll Adobe, UGeom© 9.3.0.113
updaternotifications.dll Adobe Updater Notifications Library 6.0.0.24 (BuildVersion: 1.0; BuildDate: BUILDDATETIME) 6.0.0.24
WRServices.dll WRServices Friday January 27 2012 13:22:12 Build 0.17112 0.17112
wu3d.dll U3D Writer 9.3.0.113
Required plug-ins:
3D Studio 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Accented Edges 13.0
Adaptive Wide Angle 13.0
ADM 3.11x01
Angled Strokes 13.0
Average 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Bas Relief 13.0
BMP 13.0
Camera Raw 7.3
Chalk & Charcoal 13.0
Charcoal 13.0
Chrome 13.0
Cineon 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Clouds 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Collada 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Color Halftone 13.0
Colored Pencil 13.0
CompuServe GIF 13.0
Conté Crayon 13.0
Craquelure 13.0
Crop and Straighten Photos 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Crop and Straighten Photos Filter 13.0
Crosshatch 13.0
Crystallize 13.0
Cutout 13.0
Dark Strokes 13.0
De-Interlace 13.0
Dicom 13.0
Difference Clouds 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Diffuse Glow 13.0
Displace 13.0
Dry Brush 13.0
Eazel Acquire 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Embed Watermark 4.0
Entropy 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Extrude 13.0
FastCore Routines 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Fibers 13.0
Film Grain 13.0
Filter Gallery 13.0
Flash 3D 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Fresco 13.0
Glass 13.0
Glowing Edges 13.0
Google Earth 4 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Grain 13.0
Graphic Pen 13.0
Halftone Pattern 13.0
HDRMergeUI 13.0
IFF Format 13.0
Ink Outlines 13.0
JPEG 2000 13.0
Kurtosis 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Lens Blur 13.0
Lens Correction 13.0
Lens Flare 13.0
Liquify 13.0
Matlab Operation 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Maximum 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Mean 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Measurement Core 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Median 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Mezzotint 13.0
Minimum 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
MMXCore Routines 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Mosaic Tiles 13.0
Multiprocessor Support 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Neon Glow 13.0
Note Paper 13.0
NTSC Colors 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Ocean Ripple 13.0
Oil Paint 13.0
OpenEXR 13.0
Paint Daubs 13.0
Palette Knife 13.0
Patchwork 13.0
Paths to Illustrator 13.0
PCX 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Photocopy 13.0
Photoshop 3D Engine 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Picture Package Filter 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Pinch 13.0
Pixar 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Plaster 13.0
Plastic Wrap 13.0
PNG 13.0
Pointillize 13.0
Polar Coordinates 13.0
Portable Bit Map 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Poster Edges 13.0
Radial Blur 13.0
Radiance 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Range 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Read Watermark 4.0
Reticulation 13.0
Ripple 13.0
Rough Pastels 13.0
Save for Web 13.0
ScriptingSupport 13.0.1
Shear 13.0
Skewness 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Smart Blur 13.0
Smudge Stick 13.0
Solarize 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Spatter 13.0
Spherize 13.0
Sponge 13.0
Sprayed Strokes 13.0
Stained Glass 13.0
Stamp 13.0
Standard Deviation 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Sumi-e 13.0
Summation 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Targa 13.0
Texturizer 13.0
Tiles 13.0
Torn Edges 13.0
Twirl 13.0
U3D 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Underpainting 13.0
Vanishing Point 13.0
Variance 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Variations 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Water Paper 13.0
Watercolor 13.0
Wave 13.0
Wavefront|OBJ 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
WIA Support 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
Wind 13.0
Wireless Bitmap 13.0.1 (13.0.1 20120808.r.519 2012/08/08:21:00:00)
ZigZag 13.0
Optional and third party plug-ins: NONE
Plug-ins that failed to load: NONE
Flash:
Mini Bridge
Kuler
Installed TWAIN devices: NONE