I tried uninstalling NIS 2010, then re-installing the latest version, followed by the patch. I'm still getting very slow load times for the tray icon and access to the program.
Here's my specs:
HP a730n
P4 3GHZ
4 GB DDR Ram
Nvidia 9800 GT
Windows XP SP3, with latest updates
I have very little loading at boot-up besides the required processes. This is very frustrating, since NIS 2010 looked like a winner - at least for the first three weeks I had it.