Aperture very slow to load on i7 Macbook Pro

I recently purchased an i7 Macbook Pro, and the first thing I did was to load Aperture 3. After installation, it opened in around 5 seconds. I proceeded to install other software (firefox, iWork etc. etc.) and when I went to start Aperture afterwards, it now starts in around 2 - 3 MINUTES!
I have rebuilt the system a number of times over the past few days, and think I have found the culprit - iWork. When it's loaded, it seems to kill the load times for Aperture. I'm not 100% sure it's iWork, but has anyone else had a similar problem?
If so, has anyone got any ideas on how to fix it?
Cheers

Also try a few of the following
Run System Maintenance, start with Disk Utility>repair permissions,
Delete the Aperture user prefs
Even run the steps listed on the Aperture 3: Troubleshooting Basics page
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3805
Tony

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