Slow Loading screen during boot up after a major update

     Ever since I installed an update my mac has been taking forever to startup. Usually when I shut down the computer, and then maybe the next day turn it on, I hear the chime, and then the computer goes straight to a loading screen that takes forever to finish. I would say it takes about 15 minutes or less just to start up and get to the log in screen. Does anyone else have this problem? What do you think I should do to fix this? I just don't have time for a 15-20 min boot up. Who really does?
     Janelle Canty

Hello again:
If you want to restore your entire system from a Time Machine backup, the instructions are below:
Important: These steps will overwrite data with the same name in the same location, such as files on your desktop and in your Home folder.
Connect the external disk you've backed up to.
Start from your Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6 Install DVD. (Insert the disc, then restart and hold the C key.)
Select your language. Do not start an installation.
Choose Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
Select your internal Mac OS X disk that you want to restore to.
Click the Restore tab.
Drag your internal disk to the "Destination:" field.
Click the "Image..." button next to the "Source:" field.
Navigate to the location of the backup image you want to restore (located on your external disk).
Click "Open" to continue.
Click the "Restore" button. Confirm you want to "Restore to Disk" by clicking "Restore" again. This will replace data on your Mac OS X volume with data from your backup that has the same name and is in the same location.
Enter your admin name and password when prompted. If the backup disk image is encrypted, enter the disk image password if necessary. The time it takes to restore from the image depends on factors such as the amount of data on your backup disk image.
While the slow boot is occurring, you might want to look at the activity monitor to see what is going on...
Barry

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