Hi Since installing SP2 my boot time is 20-30 secs longer, the delay seems to be between first XP screen and the welcome screen. Also shut down is 10-20 secs longer. A quick google seems to suggest a defrag which I`ve done several times now. Also most people have seen an improvement in boot time!!! I`ve tried to run bootvis but it just hangs (I`ve left it for 10 mins "hanging". Does it perhaps need longer?) Anyone have any suggestions? Cheers Steve (XP Pro (Corp) and wired network to laptop)