OS X Lion - Freeze at start-up

My MBP 13'' was 'freezing' regularly on start-up.  This phenomenon did not exist after upgrading to OS X Lion from Snow Leopard.  I have tried to solve this issue in proceeding:
1. Disabled WIFI - phenomenon still occured
2. Turn off the login screen at start-up - this option works so far, but it reduces security on my MBP.  I don't like this situation, but can live with until Apple has figured out the issue.
3. Turn off the Guest User on login screen - so far this option works!  I hope it will solve this issue because this way keeps my MBP password secured. 
RMK: This item appeared with Software Update for iCloud!  After update, my MBP had damatically slowed down at startup, and I have ever since experienced this issue.  I am wandering if this could be the issue...  Any suggestion? 

if it is a mid-2010, and you purchased the machine from July 2010 to May 25, 2011, and bought AppleCare, the AppleCare is good to 3 years from date of the computer's purchase.   If you haven't bought AppleCare, and it was purchased after May 26, but around June 9th, you still have an opportunity to buy AppleCare now and register it right away.  Any hardware repair will likely cost more than AppleCare itself. So you might as well get it.
You can try these methods to eject the disc.  Command-S at startup gives you a command line you can attempt it from.
Once you clarify if you can still get AppleCare, do you have the original installer CDs?  

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