Slow windows 7 boot on 2011 MBA

I'm a bit dissaponted about the win 7 boot time.
On 99% computers with SSD's I've used in the past, the glowing windows logo was just appearing for a second or two. On MBA it stays for 10 to 15 seconds and it clearly freezes.
Full boot to Win 7 takes about 45 seconds - terribly slow for a SSD drive
Am I the only one?
P.S. I'm using i5 4/128 11.6" Air.
edit: OK, I was ****** so i reinstalled Windows - and BOOM ! Without the drivers it takes straight 30 seconds from pushing the power button. I need to investigate this.
edit 2: after manual install of drivers - it's the ****ing graphics driver from intel. seems like that windows logo freezes with them. I got to do smth with it coz it's 10-15 seconds longer boot time

Hello,
Hopefully you are using "Boot Camp" and not trying to install Winblows as the only OS on that Air. It will never work correctly, no matter what the hacking idiots say, and it's illegal - only a fool would do it.
If you want Winblows to work correctly, buy Fusion, or Parallels, and load it virtually. It works a treat. I use both virtualization products, and Winblows works as good, if not better, that when it's installed on a regular PeeCee desktop computer.
I have to use Winblows at work, as well as my Macs - I'm a Computer Network Engineer, and am about to retire soon - I can hardly wait to get rid of every last thing associated with Winblows, except for one dedicated, extremely high end, PeeCee notebook, just so I can re-experience some pain, now and then........
Cheers,
M.

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