LW is always a bit slow when you 1st open it, particularly if you have a lot of incomplete files or/AND a lot of shared files. Let LW settle down before doing anything. Let it sit for anywhere b/w 10 to 25 mins. Seriously, depending on how many files LW needs to load & it can take quite some time & it also takes a while to settle so it's happily stable so to speak. So don't open it up & rush in & do searches or use the media player.