Delphi XE needs 20 seconds to start

20 seconds for click-on-icon to IDE-ready-for-input?

Don't change anything! I wish mine was as fast as that!

I was so damn right!!!! By default, my firewall block all programs except Firefox and Thunderbird. So, I let Delphi XE call home and guess what: It loaded in 10 seconds!

With the firewall off it connected to two different IP addresses and exchanged some data. One of the addresses is server155.autometadqa.com (64.34.176.155:80). Probably I will have to install some network package tracker to see what kind of data it sent out of my computer and in which qualities (KB, MB).

Solution1-Make Delphi fast
Let Delphi through the firewall.

Solution2-Keep computer isolated from internet
Don't let Delphi through the firewall.

I know absolutely nothing about Embarcadero except that they make Delphi now. But since they had money to buy it, it means it is a big company and because of this case, also respectable. So, I will let Delphi through the firewall in order to cut those 20 seconds to 10.

Try to add following line in your HOSTS file:

127.0.0.1 server155.autometadqa.com

Repeat this for all servers if there are more then this one.