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I've recently installed WinEdt 7.0 and Miktex 2.9 on a new computer. But now when I attempt to compile a latex file, there is a delay of about 20 seconds before the compilation process begins (and the log file appears). The compilation process itself seems to be reasonably fast.

The first thing to appear (before the delay in question) is 

Command Line: latex.exe--src --interaction=errorstopmode --synctex=-1 "name-of-file.tex"  
Startup folder:C:\Latex files

then (after I've finished my espresso) 

This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.4-1-40.13 (MikTeX 2.9)...

followed by the rest of the log file.

Many thanks in advance.

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Is it possible that something is left on a network folder and each time TeX tries to reach to it? – percusse Jul 18 '12 at 16:28
@percusse: It's possible, I guess. How can I check? – Shane O Rourke Jul 18 '12 at 16:32
Compile from the command line to decide if the problem is with miktex or with winedt. – Ulrike Fischer Jul 18 '12 at 16:39
Addition to @UlrikeFischer's suggestion add the option –recorder to see the absolute paths of the files used. – percusse Jul 18 '12 at 16:44
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@ShaneORourke: Look at this answer from Christian Schenk: First run after an update takes longer because it updates its data base. May be this is what happens. – Ignasi Jul 18 '12 at 18:27
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closed as too localized by percusse, Paulo Cereda, Harish Kumar, Joseph Wright♦ Aug 5 '12 at 7:15

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