Slow boot up with Satellite P300-18M (PSPCCE)

This question has already partly been asked, however, I would like to ask everyone this question specifically:
Does anyone experience a slow boot up with the P300-18M ?
Please, even if your machine boots properly, I would be grateful for a reply, so that I can see if it is a problem with all of these machines, or if there is a problem with mine.
By booting slowly, I mean that:
After the vista 'Loading' screen, and 'Orb' appear:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/images/install_vista/vista%202%20copy.jpg
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winvista/images/Image57.gif
I get the screen below, for about 2 minutes:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2853070854_91b4b7dcfa_b.jpg
I have tried disabling EVERYTHING from starting up at boot (using MSCONFIG)
Could people please share their experiences with the P300-18M
Thanks, Jack

Do you have a network attached? Perhaps DHCP is slowing the system?
Vista has a built in Boot logger in Event Viewer, which shows you a list of Events that took longer than normal.
Go to Control Panel -> Admin Tools -> Event Viewer
Then go to Applications and Services Logs -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Diagnostics-Performance -> Operational
Here are some screenshots
http://content.zdnet.com/2346-12354_22-64715-2.html

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