I am having the exact same problem with beta 3. I have checked all the permissions and they are 644. Don’t know what to do. I run a site with 1.2.9 and my users are complaining about it. I was testing 1.5 to see if it would be better. I’m going to have to move to another software soon. If someone knows how to fix this issue I would love the help because I love WordPress and would like to stay with it.