.....but loading electrum still leaves that halo of a shadow for a small window. I posted a screenshot some time ago. What could be causing that?
Now gonna google python vs ruby

Love those showdowns...
No other users reported this "shadow window" issue on Windows 7 (both 32 and 64bit), so it's pretty strange...
Does it also happen when you type "e"?
And are you able to close it somehow or do you have to kill the process?