[Gimp-user] Trouble loading and shutting down gimp

[Debracrow <forums gimpusers com>]

New to the forum.  Secondly I am a  complete computer klutz which is what got me
into this problem.  I have used Gimp for quite a few years, only for Photo use.
I was having a computer problem in windows 8.1.  Reading on the internet about
going back to a previous retrieval point, being a computer non-compus-mentus I
did a Refresh instead and lost my older version of Gimp that was working fine. 
I had to get help to get a lot of my computer items back and working including a
newer version of Gimp.  Unfortunately,  the newer version takes forever on the
LOOKING FOR FONTS, seven plus minutes every time I use Gimp.  When I looked on
the internet seems like several people had some of the same problem but I did
not find any solutions.
I called a friend and he said "What does the Task Manager Show"?.  Being a
klutz he had to tell me how to get into the Task Manager.  It pretty much shows
100% CPU usage and max disc use when gimp is loading.  It does finally load and
is usable just like it always was.  He suggested uninstalling Gimp and then
walked me through finding any remains of the older version and deleting them and
then doing a clean install directly from Gimp which I did.  Nothing has changed,
same delay every time I load.
The next problem is when I try to shut it down.  The tool box and anything I
have open (like contrast or color correction, etc.) remains on the screen after
the main screen closes.  Tried closing them using the red X in the corner and
windows says the program is not responding and do I want to wait for the program
or force it closed.  As a experiment I once kept pushing wait for the program to
see if it ever worked.  After 13 minutes I gave up and forced it closed. 
Looking on the internet someone suggested using cntrl Q to close.  Same results
using that.
Anyone have any suggestions? Please remember I am a Klutz and may not understand
what you are trying to tell me unless you explain.  Thanks in advance.

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