diff --git a/data/common/boot/post_install/mime_update.sh b/data/common/boot/post_install/mime_update.sh
index 18547cc3e0..0f60707423 100755
--- a/data/common/boot/post_install/mime_update.sh
+++ b/data/common/boot/post_install/mime_update.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+_progress () {
+	notify --type progress --app mimeset \
+	--icon /boot/system/apps/DiskProbe \
+	--messageID $0_$$ \
+	--title "Updating file MIME types..." \
+	--progress $1 "$2" >/dev/null
+}
+
+_progress 0.1 "desktop files"
+
 # Make sure files on the desktop are mimeset first
 
 for f in $(/bin/finddir B_DESKTOP_DIRECTORY 2>/dev/null\
@@ -13,10 +23,18 @@ done
 
 SYSTEM=$(/bin/finddir B_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY 2>/dev/null || echo "/boot/system")
 
+_progress 0.1 "system applications"
 mimeset -apps -f "$SYSTEM/apps"
+_progress 0.2 "documentation"
 mimeset       -f "$SYSTEM/documentation"
+_progress 0.3 "preferences"
 mimeset -apps -f "$SYSTEM/preferences"
+_progress 0.4 "servers"
 mimeset -apps -f "$SYSTEM/servers"
+_progress 0.5 "applications"
 mimeset -apps -f "/boot/apps"
+_progress 0.7 "application (by signature)"
 
 query -f 'BEOS:APP_SIG=*' | xargs --no-run-if-empty mimeset -apps -f
+
+_progress 1.0 "done"
diff --git a/data/system/boot/Bootscript b/data/system/boot/Bootscript
index a09d158749..d3dbea5ac0 100644
--- a/data/system/boot/Bootscript
+++ b/data/system/boot/Bootscript
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ if [ "$SAFEMODE" != "yes" ]; then
 	launch $SERVERS/cddb_daemon ""
 fi
 
+# Launch Notification Server
+if [ "$SAFEMODE" != "yes" ]; then
+	launch $SERVERS/notification_server ""
+fi
+
 # Check for daily saving time
 launch system/bin/dstcheck