[IronPython] Strange slowness when loading IronPython.dll

[Paul Felix]

Hi,

I'm running IronPython 1.0 on Windows XP:

IronPython 1.0.60816 on .NET 2.0.50727.42
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Something happened on my Windows XP box last week, and now when I start 
ipy.exe, the console window appears, but it takes ~15 seconds for the 
intro string and prompt to appear. Oddly enough, I found that this only 
happens with the Codeplex 1.0 binary distribution. If I build from the 
1.0 source (release or debug using VS 2005 Professional) and run that, 
it starts up in ~1 second. The Codeplex binary *used to* start up on my 
box just fine about a week ago.

I'm also embedding IronPython in a C# application, and I found that the 
first time the C# code accesses a class in IronPython.dll, the 15 second 
delay kicks in. The CPU isn't doing anything during the delay, and my 
antivirus software is not doing anything. It seems like it's related to 
the loading of IronPython.dll. Is there any way to trace or debug that 
loading process?

Certainly, my workaround is the use the version I built myself, but this 
is a head scratcher.

Any thoughts would be most helpful.
Thanks,
Paul