diff --git a/cpp_src/GuiHelpers.cpp b/cpp_src/GuiHelpers.cpp
index d063f80..ef05783 100644
--- a/cpp_src/GuiHelpers.cpp
+++ b/cpp_src/GuiHelpers.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,38 @@ void SetStatusBarText(const char* text)
 	sb.SetWindowText(text);
 }
 
+static int lastTick;
+
+BOOL RefreshScreen(int frameskip)
+{
+	// Bail out of this function if it couldn't be performed
+	if (!g_hwnd || !g_viewhwnd || g_closeApplication)
+		return 0;
+
+	// Frameskip of 1 or higher
+	if (frameskip > 0)
+	{
+		// Frame was already processed
+		if (lastTick == g_timerGlobalCount)
+			return 0;
+
+		// Skip frame with modulo
+		if ((g_timerGlobalCount % frameskip))
+			return 0;
+
+		// Remember the last time a frame was processed
+		lastTick = g_timerGlobalCount;
+	}
+
+	// Force a screen update if the condition is met for it
+	AfxGetApp()->GetMainWnd()->Invalidate();
+	SCREENUPDATE;
+	UpdateWindow(g_viewhwnd);
+
+	// Screen was refreshed
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int EditText(int vk, int shift, int control, char* txt, int& cur, int max)
 {
 	//returns 1 if TAB or ENTER was pressed
diff --git a/cpp_src/GuiHelpers.h b/cpp_src/GuiHelpers.h
index c04c53d..449585a 100644
--- a/cpp_src/GuiHelpers.h
+++ b/cpp_src/GuiHelpers.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 
 extern void SetStatusBarText(const char* text);
+extern BOOL RefreshScreen(int frameskip = 0);
+
 extern int EditText(int vk, int shift, int control, char* txt, int& cur, int max);
 
 extern BOOL IsHoveredXY(int x, int y, int xLength, int yLength);
diff --git a/cpp_src/IO_Song_ExportSaprLzss.cpp b/cpp_src/IO_Song_ExportSaprLzss.cpp
index f3a567c..0215d97 100644
--- a/cpp_src/IO_Song_ExportSaprLzss.cpp
+++ b/cpp_src/IO_Song_ExportSaprLzss.cpp
@@ -728,7 +728,9 @@ bool CSong::ExportLZSS_XEX(std::ofstream& ou)
 /// <returns></returns>
 void CSong::DumpSongToPokeyBuffer(int playmode, int songline, int trackline)
 {
-	Stop();
+	CString statusBarLog;
+
+	Stop();					// Make sure RMT is stopped 
 	Atari_InitRMTRoutine();	// Reset the RMT routines 
 	SetChannelOnOff(-1, 0);	// Switch all channels off 
 
@@ -741,12 +743,7 @@ void CSong::DumpSongToPokeyBuffer(int playmode, int songline, int trackline)
 	Play(playmode, m_followplay);
 
 	// Wait in a tight loop pumping messages until the playback stops
-	MSG msg;
-	CString statusBarLog;
-	CWnd* wnd = AfxGetApp()->GetMainWnd();
-
-	wnd->EnableWindow(FALSE);
-	wnd->BeginWaitCursor();
+	EnableWindow(g_hwnd, FALSE);
 
 	// The SAP-R dumper is running during that time...
 	while (m_play != MPLAY_STOP)
@@ -770,21 +767,12 @@ void CSong::DumpSongToPokeyBuffer(int playmode, int songline, int trackline)
 
 		// Update the screen only once every few frames
 		// Displaying everything in real time slows things down considerably!
-		if (g_timerGlobalCount % 8 != 0) 
+		if (!RefreshScreen(1))
 			continue;
 
-		SCREENUPDATE;
-
 		// Display the number of frames dumped so far
 		statusBarLog.Format("Generating Pokey stream, playing song in quick mode... %i frames recorded", g_PokeyStream.GetCurrentFrame());
 		SetStatusBarText(statusBarLog);
-
-		// Send pending messages to update the screen
-		if (::PeekMessage(&msg, wnd->m_hWnd, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE))
-		{
-			::TranslateMessage(&msg);
-			::DispatchMessage(&msg);
-		}
 	}
 
 	// End playback now, the SAP-R data should have been dumped successfully!
@@ -793,26 +781,21 @@ void CSong::DumpSongToPokeyBuffer(int playmode, int songline, int trackline)
 	statusBarLog.Format("Done... %i frames recorded in total, Loop point found at frame %i", g_PokeyStream.GetCurrentFrame(), g_PokeyStream.GetFirstCountPoint());
 	SetStatusBarText(statusBarLog);
 
-	wnd->EndWaitCursor();
-	wnd->EnableWindow();	// Turn on the window again
+	EnableWindow(g_hwnd, TRUE);
 }
 
 // A dumb SAP-R LZSS optimisations bruteforcer, returns the optimal value and buffer
 int CSong::BruteforceOptimalLZSS(unsigned char* src, int srclen, unsigned char* dst)
 {
-	MSG msg;
 	CString statusBarLog;
-	CWnd* wnd = AfxGetApp()->GetMainWnd();
-
-	wnd->EnableWindow(FALSE);
-	wnd->BeginWaitCursor();
-
 	CCompressLzss lzssData;
 
 	// Start from a high value to force the first pattern to be the best one
 	int bestScore = 0xFFFFFF;
 	int optimal = 0;
 
+	EnableWindow(g_hwnd, FALSE);
+
 	for (int i = 0; i < SAPR_OPTIMISATIONS_COUNT; i++)
 	{
 		int bruteforced = lzssData.LZSS_SAP(src, srclen, dst, i);
@@ -823,23 +806,18 @@ int CSong::BruteforceOptimalLZSS(unsigned char* src, int srclen, unsigned char*
 			optimal = i;
 		}
 
+		// Always refresh the screen after each iteration
+		RefreshScreen();
+
 		statusBarLog.Format("Compressing %i bytes, bruteforcing optimisation pattern %i... Current best: %i bytes with optimisation pattern %i", srclen, i, bestScore, optimal);
 		SetStatusBarText(statusBarLog);
-
-		// Send pending messages to update the screen
-		if (::PeekMessage(&msg, wnd->m_hWnd, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE))
-		{
-			::TranslateMessage(&msg);
-			::DispatchMessage(&msg);
-		}
 	}
 
 	// Bruteforcing was completed, display some stats
 	statusBarLog.Format("Done... %i bytes were shrunk to %i bytes using the optimisation pattern %i", srclen, bestScore, optimal);
 	SetStatusBarText(statusBarLog);
 
-	wnd->EndWaitCursor();
-	wnd->EnableWindow();	// Turn on the window again
+	EnableWindow(g_hwnd, TRUE);
 
 	return lzssData.LZSS_SAP(src, srclen, dst, optimal);
 }
diff --git a/cpp_src/RmtView.cpp b/cpp_src/RmtView.cpp
index 67cb0a2..8ec0f72 100644
--- a/cpp_src/RmtView.cpp
+++ b/cpp_src/RmtView.cpp
@@ -276,12 +276,7 @@ void CRmtView::OnTimer(UINT_PTR nIDEvent)
 	{
 		KillTimer(m_timerDisplay);
 		m_timerDisplay = SetTimer(1, m_timerDisplayTick[g_timerGlobalCount % 3], NULL);
-
-		if (g_hwnd && !g_closeApplication)
-		{
-			AfxGetApp()->GetMainWnd()->Invalidate();
-			SCREENUPDATE;
-		}
+		RefreshScreen();
 	}
 
 	CView::OnTimer(nIDEvent);