There were no extra startup programs, because I keep a close eye on the list of programs that gets started on start up via msconfig.
I config'd my wife's computer, so I know there was nothing that was keeping it at the splash screen for like 5 minutes before going into the GUI, other than a failing harddisk, as it had all the symptoms.
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(A.A)(S.L.A)sir understeer
When can I take you from this place?
When is the word but a sigh?
When is death our lone beholder?
When do we walk the final steps?
When can we scream instead of whisper?
When is the new beginning,
And the end of this sad madrigal?
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