So I've been testing with the games I had, and whenever the save/loading screen hang happens I've just been leaving the game on then going to do other things. As it turns out, it just takes a REALLY long time to figure itself out, but the save window does eventually pop up and the loading does eventually finish. The problem is this sometimes takes upwards of 20 minutes. I posted my computer specs, they're beefy enough to handle this and I've tried with and without the loader, so it seems to be the emulator itself; i.e., just something I have to live with while it continues to improve.
It could be because I have an ATI card, however I would think if that was the case it wouldn't let me save at all...as it stands, sometimes it saves/loads instantly, other times I need to find something else to do while it takes its jolly time doing so ;P
EDIT - Also I forgot to mention, sometimes when it's been loading for a while, it doesn't actually register as finished until I start pressing buttons on my controller, then the laod finishes or the save window pops up. It's happened to many times that way for it to be a coincidence.
It could be because I have an ATI card, however I would think if that was the case it wouldn't let me save at all...as it stands, sometimes it saves/loads instantly, other times I need to find something else to do while it takes its jolly time doing so ;P
EDIT - Also I forgot to mention, sometimes when it's been loading for a while, it doesn't actually register as finished until I start pressing buttons on my controller, then the laod finishes or the save window pops up. It's happened to many times that way for it to be a coincidence.