Ok, well then I'm on my own hehe. A manual "no-plugins" mode for photoshop is explained above, renaming plugins to ~* with batch or similar, will make photoshop boot fast. As for illlustrator moving the following dirs out of Plug-ins folder will give you a "safe-mode" like launch. Illustrator Filters Photoshop Effects Photoshop Filters Photoshop Formats Text Filters Tools Also for both apps reducing number of installed fonts on system will boost the app launch. TOPIC CLOSED - Please do not reply.