It doesn't take five minutes for me, but I've noticed I can make a difference. If I just start the game, it can take 15-20 seconds before the game is started. But if I have the CD-slide come out, and then put it back in again, and start the game at the moment the drive begins to read on the CD (you can hear the CD beginning to spin), then it only takes 3-5 seconds. Perhaps it helps.
And yes, starforce really is a pain, almost inacceptable.
