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Best Utility to speed up windows 2000.

Hello everyone,
I wanted to know from the experts as to which is the best software for windows 2000 which will speed up its performance, i know some software eg tune up utilities, system mechanic etc but i wanted to know it from the experts.
Help appreciated.
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So if u say not to use norton or macafee which antivirus according to you is suitable for windows and i totally agree with you guys that the best way is to increase ram and hardware specs, but i was questioned by my manager to enquire as to which utility is good for win2000.
Just because he asked doesn't mean there's software that exists that works.  The only tool I find has any real effect (and only for certain conditions) is a defrag tool.  Beyond that, as I said, No "utility software" I've seen does more to help than it does to hurt.

http://www.thepcspy.com/articles/other/what_really_slows_windows_down/5

Now, there are some tweaks you can do to improve performance - note the above link at the bottom of the list of programs, there's the "Black Viper's Services Tweaks" that improve BOOT performance by about 4%.  But nothing you do is going to make you go "wow, that was fantastic" - at best, you'll have an extra minute or two at the end of the day.  And that's AT BEST.
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yes i have already cleared temp files, removed unwanted programs from msconfig too. I need more suggestions on whether or not Avastpro is better, I have come across some more antivirus which other members have recommended, so i need someone to support this fact.
nortons and mcaffee require a lot from you of system resources. most of the time when you try to uninstall it breaks the registry because of the foot print in your registry.

read this link and find out more about it.
http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2005/07/21/switched-to-avast-antivirus/
hey thanks a lot for valuable suggestions, no wonder i rely on you guys appreciate it.