Applications are taking years to open.

Not sure if this is the right forum to add this.
Running an osx intel network with:
open directory master
dns
fileserver
all running latest versions of osx server and all imacs are running latest version os x client.
I have a problem where office and other applications are taking forever to load and then the computer taks forever to give back woring control to the user.
All users are roaming users (students) and experience the same problem.
Im guessing its just the first time a user opens an application preferences need to be saved to the profile.
Can anyone help me?!

There are too many possibilities to solve your problem from the posted information.
For example:
Are users home directories local to their machine, or centrally located on a file server (network home directories)?
Is it all apps or just certain ones?
All client machines, or just certain ones?
You hypothesize yourself about the 'first launch' delay (which is valid since apps often run one-time setup/configuration processes), but you don't say whether subsequent launches exhibit the same problem. Office apps, in particular, are known to have a slow first-launch, so your problem might jut be that.
Are other activities slow, or is it just launching apps?
What about network performance? have you looked at your network? is your server overloaded?
Are file copies to and from the server slow?
My first guess is that you have a duplex mismatch on your server and that you're using network home directories, but that's just a stab in the dark. The above questions will help narrow it down.

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[click on images to enlarge]
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1. If your Mac will support it, restore OS X Snow Leopard;
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3. Upgrade your software to Intel compatible versions, or find alternative software that will open your data files;
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[click on image to enlarge]
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