Hi!
My BTC-wallet for example needs about two minutes after the GUI is ready for synch. Is this normal?
The start screen stays a long time at "verify blocks", after the "real" GUI comes up.
you're probably using Bitcoin-Qt which is more detailed and takes longer to load, I'm using it too

I don't mind waiting 2 minutes as I don't usually need to use my wallet so fast or urgently, if you do
you can download multibit, he loads faster but has less options
