Photoshop 12.0.3 update for Photoshop CS5 has just been released. You may have heard about the problems users were having with Photoshop CS5 after updating to 12.0.2 (especially on Windows XP).

Adobe quickly became aware of the issue and they started working on fixing these issues. We’re thankful for that. If you are not familiar with the problems, read this article:

A bug was found after 12.0.2 was released.

The Adobe Photoshop 12.0.3 update fixes a number of high priority bugs including tool tips on Windows XP, painting performance and type-related issues. This update is recommended for all Windows users.

Here’s the information from Adobe website:

The most significant fixes in the Photoshop 12.0.3 update include the following:

— Windows XP tool tip font issue introduced by 12.0.2
— A number of potential security vulnerabilities have been addressed
— Top type and font crashers found in the field have been addressed
— A number of performance issues have been addressed
— Crash opening 3D layers has been addressed
— Color Engine crash has been resolved
— Intermittent file format issues addressed
— Shift scrolling bug fixed
— Sharpen crasher fixed
— Marching ants not seen at certain zoom levels fixed
— Metadata focus distance issue addressed
— File info bug addressed for Orphea Studio jpg’s
— TWAIN crashers fixed
— Brush cursor bug fixed
— Histogram progress bar issue fixed
— Droplet issues addressed

For convenience and reliability, we highly recommend that you apply this update directly from within Photoshop. To do so, choose “Help > Updates…” in Photoshop CS5 and apply all the necessary updates that are available.

Make sure you update today. See you tomorrow.