diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.cs
index 0e08b3b94b..cbb0c27858 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/HexEditor.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		public void UpdateValues()
 		{
 			if (!this.IsHandleCreated || this.IsDisposed) return;
+			MemoryViewer.BlazingFast = true;
 			MemoryViewer.Refresh();
+			MemoryViewer.BlazingFast = false;
 		}
 
 		public void Restart()
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/MemoryViewer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/MemoryViewer.cs
index 9b27554780..487b480098 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/MemoryViewer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/MemoryViewer.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Globalization;
 
+
 namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 {
 	public class MemoryViewer : Panel
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		const int rowY = 16;
 		const int rowYoffset = 20;
 
+		public bool BlazingFast = false;
+
 		public MemoryViewer()
 		{
 			SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint, true);
@@ -517,5 +520,47 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		protected override void WndProc(ref System.Windows.Forms.Message m)
+		{
+			switch (m.Msg)
+			{
+				case 0x0201: //WM_LBUTTONDOWN
+					{
+						this.Focus();
+						return;
+					}
+				//case 0x0202://WM_LBUTTONUP
+				//{
+				//	return;
+				//}
+				case 0x0203://WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK
+					{
+						return;
+					}
+				case 0x0204://WM_RBUTTONDOWN
+					{
+						return;
+					}
+				case 0x0205://WM_RBUTTONUP
+					{
+						return;
+					}
+				case 0x0206://WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK
+					{
+						return;
+					}
+				case 0x0014: //WM_ERASEBKGND
+					if (BlazingFast)
+					{
+						m.Result = new IntPtr(1);
+					}
+					break;
+			}
+
+			base.WndProc(ref m);
+		}
+
+		
 	}
 }