> I would trash all Finder and SystemPrefs, and try again. Do a fsck -y > boot [Cmd-S] and if there was any repair by the internal file check, > run fsck -y again, until XXXX Appears to be okay" shows up. Where do you find those files you are talking about? (Finder and systemPrefs) here too the finder takes so much time to load! Thanx ray > > I had similar lengthy Finder probs [very slow drawing of Menu, or > slow mounting of desktop picture + , etc. At one point i booted into > OS 9 and did a search for all DS_Stores files [thousands, as many as > you have volumes and the folders in them, and trashed the whole lot. > The next boot was slow, and the one following: rapid, as it should > be. There are many low-ramification 'fixes' that will, in some combo, > fix the system. I say low-ramification, meaning zero -to very low > 'attrition'. > > ~flipper