Windows 7 Slow connection time at startup

[Mychal]

Hello.
I have Win 7 64 bit SP1 and a hard wired cable to a Netgear WnDR3700v2 router. At startup it takes close to 90 sec. for the internet to be available. I have tried safe mode with networking with no improvement. I have also tried a wireless connection. Still no improvement. The router has the latest version of firmware. Why does it take so long to connect or is 90 seconds considered excessive? Thanks in advance.

 

[Josephur]

Does your Ethernet/NIC interface have the latest drivers?

 

[Mychal]

Yes they do according to Intel and Asus.

 

[Mychal]

This issue has been resolved. The culprit was Windows Media Player Network Services. Once it was disable connection was almost immediate. Thanks to all who made suggestions.