- Core 2 Duo E6850 3.ghz
- 2go 6400 Ram
- 150go Raptor 10,000 rpm HD
- Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256mo
- Win XP Pro
- Fresh install.
It takes about 7-10 minutes to launch all 5 screens (CPU hardly goes over 50% during load time and RAM is about 50% usage too).

Is that in your range of timing too ?
Ouch, this doesnt sound right.
I have a AMD Athlon 64X2 dual, 5200+ (2.6ghz)
2gb ram
Random sata 2 hard drive, generic i think, crappy, slow, 5400 rpms or something
PNY 8500GT PCI-E
xp pro fresh install as well.

It takes my system 1-2 minutes to launch everything, and its close to the 1min mark usually. Check to make sure your "performance" settings are set to optimize programs instead of system cache.

(wannabe how to
Start -> right click my computer, select properties.
Click on the advanced tab, from there, click the settings button located in the performance box.

This opens up a new box, click on the advanced tab,
On Processor scheduling, make sure "programs" is selected, and
on memory usage, make sure "Programs" is selected as well.

This should help speed up your wow loading times/gameplay.

Usage varries user to user, it might help, it might not.

(Click apply, and its best to go ahead and restart your computer just for good measure)

Jelly