the Session Init Phase takes too long: <interval name="SMSSInit" startTime="4221" endTime="76356" duration="72135"> I can see that the autchck.exe is running and next there is a huge delay. So you may have an issue with your WDC WD32 00BEVT-22ZCT. Scan the HDD with diagnostic tools. That is crazy. Not saying that you're wrong but if that really is the case, I think I might need to get it replaced! I've already ran HDD Regenerator and HDTune and nothing came up. The HDD was my top suspect for this but the tools convinced me it wasn't. Do you recommend any HDD diagnostic tools besides HDTune and HDD Regenerator? [edit] also it's a laptop