id ont know XML, oyu jsut remove the lines in \EXE\freelancer.ini and its done.

Here try this:

;remove startup sceens
<script>
<data file="exe\freelancer.ini" method="sectionreplace">
<section>
[Startup
</section>
<dest>
movie_file = movies\MGS_Logo_Final.wmv
movie_file = movies\DA_Logo_Final.wmv
movie_file = movies\FL_Intro.wmv
</dest>
<source>
;movie_file = movies\MGS_Logo_Final.wmv
;movie_file = movies\DA_Logo_Final.wmv
;movie_file = movies\FL_Intro.wmv
</source>
</data>
</script>


Its the job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.

If you want to get into scripting check out the XML Scripter version 2 by Paddy
If nothing else it will show you how xml works...
Desctiption:
XML sripting could sound scarry to some but this program makes it easy.
So if you have hesitated to try your hand at creating scripts to add or change things in Freelancer here's your chance to understand how it works.
You don't even need to write the TAG's, because they will be generated automatically.

Also another xml scripting tool is the ShipScripter-V1-2-1 made by Crabtree
Short Description:
The ShipScripter is an excellent program for shipwrights complete with a 21 page illustrated tutorial to make fully functional scripts for ships. With the ShipScripter you can generate fully functional scripts of ships.

And check out the XML Toolkit Mod v1.2 by Argh
Short Description:
For modders, the Toolkit Mod offers them an easier starting-place. Most of the major features are very well documented- simply read through the commented INIs or look at the XML scripts that come with the mod to get going.

i just manually edit my freelancer.ini and comment those lines out. It doesn't matter because FL and everysingleothergodd*mn mod out there works perfectly without movies.