You could try starting cf from the command line, may give you a bit more insight as to where things are lagging at startup.
Kill anything else running like anti virus, and etc that may be getting in the way. Check c:/windows/temp, had a machine with obscene number of files in there one time and services would start really really slow. If fusion reactor is running on there or anything similar, maybe disable that for now. Byron Mann Lead Engineer & Architect HostMySite.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:355700 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm

