MBP takes up to 5 minutes to boot up (from pressing power to login) when it used to take seconds.

Hello,
My MPB was bought about mid-2012. It runs on OS X Mt Lion 10.8.1 , has a 2.4 GHz Intel core i5. It used to start up in seconds, but recently it takes up to 5min. I had to force shut down on multiple occasions mid-boot up as I got impatient.
So my question is: how can I make the boot up fast again?
Thanks!

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Windows IP Configuration
   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mark-PC
   Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection 2:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
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   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
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Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
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