Yes, the RB setup sequence is lengthy because it appears to go through various stages. Firstly, it opens as PTW with the "Thru" setting at 1000 bars, changes to the RB setting of 1 bar, then starts looking for the last folder/file used. Depending on the style setting, RB will then look to open the connection with BIAB. All the while this is going on RB shows no progress meter. If you try to push then you get the "RB Not Responding" message followed in some cases by the display graying out. If left alone, then the Display recovers.

In order to speed the process, I have designated a common Style to be set in each seq file where access to the BIAB functions is no longer required - includes $Options.seq. This means that the connection is made when I require it not automatically. (I have requested at various times for an option to be provided in Preferences to control this connection). I have changed the Preferences to find the last Folder on Start up but not to load the last file being used. This latter provision doesn't save time just marks a stage in the load process. It is however extremely useful when a session is interrupted by a Program Violation which results in a sticky corrupted seq file that refuses to be cleared and continues to reload on RB startup. I have had a number of these problems with 2013.