Start takes up to 15 minutes

When I start my mac it takes 15 minutes. What can I do?

Poikkeus - I have the same problem and will give you a rundown of what you asked Stefan201.
1. 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo running 10.7.5
2. 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
3. None
4. Yes, it takes at least 15 minutes to restart
5. During startup it sits on a gray screen with the apple logo and the circle spinning. At this time the fan runs like mad and it slowly, slowly starts
Additionally I have tried a few things to speed up the MBP. I have cleared the PRAM. I have run disk utility and verified/repaired any problems. I do have the hard drive partitioned and am running windows 7 on the partition.
Thanks for the help!

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