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.
That's cuz it takes a few seconds for the CD drive to get up to speed. I don't think you're saving any time with that method, how long does it take to open the CD tray, close it, then wait for the CD to get up to speed? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" />
Mine takes like 4 seconds for the CD to get to the right speed, then 4 seconds to do the CD check. So 8 seconds from the time I click on the icon to the time the Larian intro starts.
