Running Disk Cleanup, scandisk and defrag may help. Also, have a look at the following KB article:
(870630) How to resolve problems that occur
with the JET component and with the MDAC
component
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=870630
Also you might try reducing your Graphics Hardware Acceleration as per the instructions in the following article, (If you see and improvement, it's a strong indication that your Video Driver needs to be updated)
(272193) PI: How to Troubleshoot
Graphics Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272193
When installing Digital Image Pro your virus scanner should be disabled also if you have an HP OfficeJet it should be disabled also. This is discussed in a readme file on disk one along with some additional installation tips.
John Inzer