Hi,
there are two things: for the long loading times, it is possible that your Preferences file got corrupted for some reason. In that case, delete the preferences.cfg file from that location:
# Windows (Live 4 and later versions): C:/Documents and Settings/your user name/Application Data/Ableton/Live/Preferences
# Mac OS X: /User/Library/Preferences/Ableton
Then, have you tried the latest beta? A lot has been fixed and it is possible that your crashing problems are solved. If the beta crashes, it also creates a pack that you should send to
[email protected], so we can see what's wrong and hopefully correct the problem.
Regards,
Amaury