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Brilliant it is fixed. Thanks all you guys for jumping in to get this problem resolved. Thanks Tom.

Just a note it does not seem to matter what theme you are using I tried them all thinking the problem might be there. I also did of ring of new installs from windows hoping it might be a problem from their end but nothing is working.

It was indeed set to true since I run an animated background. I set the value to false to see if it made any difference and it did not. I still have the long pause and the subsequent menu distortion pause before going to normal. Thanks anyway I appreciate the idea.

That is a good clue I will try to do the same thing. Although it may cause a problem with my MY MOVIES software.

I ran my event logger and could not find any errors I was hoping it was do to some common glitch through windows. I am using Windows 7 64bit SP1. Two weeks ago I did install service pack 1 on all my machines. I know that service pack 1 made a lot of changes in regards to video.

Are you using video thumbs on the menu?

I share folders over my network. I do not use external hard drives. In fact I have been using the same configuration for the past four years the only thing I would change is the hardware and then do an update of the latest gameex version. When I first noticed the problem is when I done an update it almost seems like it is related to video thumbs. The reason why I say this is because when I initially load gameex after the pause my videos do not display until I move to the cursor. Of course I will stick around I want to find the answer myself I will check the logs on my windows setup as well to see any possible problems.

I am using an ATI 5770 with the latest video driver I first thought the driver was the issue so I updated it with no change. On my laptop the video card is a 6750 with is basically a 5770 desktop equal. On my laptop I was using no Antivirus software. On my HTPC I am using AVAST. I will add an exception tomorrow and disable to verify that. Both systems are very well equipped to handle anything although I know that this does not matter with emulators and Gui's. For the record I had to send my 5770 for repair and was using onboard video with the same problem. I actually was hoping it was the codec pack

Here is a video I made of the problem that I am having GameEx 2011-06-28 08-06-48-12.zip

I am also using shark 007 let me know if that changes anything. Since I do have that on every system I own.

I disable the Popup description option and this made no change to the speed. I also made a video of the start up but it will not let me attach it here. This seems more like a glitch rather than a process error. Thanks for the comments I am willing to try anything.

I disable the game extender and I still having the same issue good thought though. On my laptop I reverted to the backup folder and updated with the same issue. I normally do not ask for help in fact this is my first time. I am stuck on this problem and do not know the solution. I also am using an intro video but this does not seem to be related to the problem since during the long pause my menu distorts after a few seconds and then is normal. This all happens consistently.

I had to rename my Gameex ini file in order for it to attach.But nevertheless here it is. Gameex Config file.txt

Sorry about that mate I hope these are the files you are looking for. I also tried this on a completely different machine with the same issue. log.txt

I have been a user of Gameex for a couple of years now. As of this week during an update I noticed during startup a long pause would occur directly after the intro video. The screen freezes and then distorts the menu before starting. I am using a modified V3 theme that I have been using for 4 years. I have only had this problem for two weeks. I am at a loss on what is causing it. Any help would be appreciated. Gameex config.txt