Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 Review

I have used PE4 successfully for quite awhile.I tried upgrading to PE6 a few months ago, but found the software too slow and buggy.I am working on large files and it was much slower than PE4.I went back to PE4 and waited for PE7.I have only had PE7 for a few days, but so far I am not impressed. Loading and converting my catalogs went smoothly, but PE7 is still a memory hog and buggy.PE7 is much slower than PE4 -- there is noticeable and annoying lag trying to generate thumbnails in my catalog in the organizer.When trying to use the editor, the program only works for a few minutes before giving me an error and randomly shutting down, resulting in a lot of lost work.
There are some software upgrades that look very promising (if I can get to work).In particular, the automated action feature is an improvement over PE4.And, you can now adjust the background of the organizer so it is lighter than PE6 (although still not as user friendly as PE4 in my opinion).I will keep looking for a solution, but so far I am very disappointed with this software.
I am updating my review in response to comments.I am reasonably competent on the computer, but I am not a power user and don't want to waste a lot time troubleshooting. I use PE extensively for photo editing and digital scrapbooking. I don't have a cutting edge system (I'll post exact specs later when I have more time), but I have updgraded it, including bringing it up to 2GB RAM.My system runs XP.It is a very good, but not brand new system that ran PE4 like a dream.If you are like me and looking to upgrade, expect problems and save your money until you can also by a new computer.If you have a brand new computer, you will probably enjoy this software.