sluggish gfx performance in 6.9 with 002

[dubhausdisco1]

Hello,
I have been using 6.4 for almost a year, with no problems.
I upgraded the other day to 6.9, and now when I switch from mix to edit windows, there is a pause of about a second. The meters also fall behind when my system is being pushed...this never happened in 6.4.
I am happy to note that everything else, (session loading, general menus etc) is much faster. The general graphics also look better overall, too.

I refuse to install SP2, as my music cpu NEVER touches the internet and xp w/sp1 has been SOLID SOLID SOLID for years. I have upgraded both video cards ( i have 2 to choose from, a mtrox g550, and geforce 4), to no avail.

Any one with a similar experience, please respond.
Thanks, Ya'll!