Hmm, I wasn't apart of any of the older threads (I don't think? My memory is really sucky, even from a few weeks ago) but what version of FH are you running? Mac or Windows. So yeah, uninstalling the 3 copies will help, but also, I've noticed the Mac version just takes a long time to open in general, because after all, they are not gaming computers. I unfortunately no long have access to a computer at home (the battery died... forever. It was an ancient computer anyway) but thats at least how I remember FH working. If it's the Windows version, I haven't played with it enough yet, and I have never had any issues. Sorry if this didn't help.