Check your, "prefetch folder", and look to see what is loading at startup,
and then edit out the items that you don't use regularly.

Cheers!

"CAskier" <emblack******.com> wrote in message
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>I have an HP laptop that takes forever to load when it is connected to
> my docking station at work. It boots quickly to the login screen but
> once I enter my password it takes almost 5 minutes to get to the
> desktop. I could understand if it was the other way around and the
> laptop was looking for a network connection when I was away from my
> work domain but when I take laptop off the docking station and boot,
> it boots normally and does not take long to load the desktop. I have
> searched Event Viewer but have been unable to find anything that
> indicates any problems or suggests what the problem might be. Any
> ideas? Thanks.