diff --git a/openlp.pyw b/openlp.pyw
index f1a710f59..03496e70a 100755
--- a/openlp.pyw
+++ b/openlp.pyw
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ class OpenLP(QtGui.QApplication):
         if show_splash:
             # now kill the splashscreen
             self.splash.finish(self.mainWindow)
-        #self.mainWindow.versionCheck()
+        self.mainWindow.repaint()
+        self.mainWindow.versionCheck()
         return self.exec_()
 
 def main():
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
index 83e245322..7728fc4c4 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
@@ -183,10 +183,13 @@ class MainDisplay(DisplayWidget):
         else:
             self.setVisible(False)
             self.primary = True
+        self.repaint()
 
     def resetDisplay(self):
         if self.primary:
             self.setVisible(False)
+        else:
+            self.showFullScreen()
 
     def hideDisplay(self):
         self.setVisible(False)
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ class MainDisplay(DisplayWidget):
     def showDisplay(self):
         if not self.primary:
             self.setVisible(True)
+            self.showFullScreen()
 
     def addImageWithText(self, frame):
         frame = resize_image(frame,
@@ -252,8 +256,11 @@ class MainDisplay(DisplayWidget):
             display text
         """
         log.debug(u'display alert called %s' % text)
+        self.parent.StatusBar.showMessage(self.trUtf8(u''))
         self.alertList.append(text)
         if self.timer_id != 0 or self.mediaLoaded:
+            self.parent.StatusBar.showMessage(\
+                    self.trUtf8(u'Alert message created and delayed'))
             return
         self.generateAlert()
 
@@ -343,4 +350,5 @@ class MainDisplay(DisplayWidget):
         self.mediaLoaded = False
         self.video.setVisible(False)
         self.display_text.show()
+        self.display_image.show()
         self.blankDisplay(False)
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
index b41b6f1b4..226c629e8 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
@@ -581,8 +581,6 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
                 self.trUtf8('The Main Display has been blanked out'),
                 QtGui.QMessageBox.StandardButtons(QtGui.QMessageBox.Ok),
                 QtGui.QMessageBox.Ok)
-        self.repaint()
-        self.versionCheck()
 
     def onHelpAboutItemClicked(self):
         """
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index fcd5e288e..a41b1ed7a 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.0-696
+1.9.0-697