Windows2000 and AntiVir Problem

This has happened to me numerous times on different PC's running Win2k: Avira's AntiVir will install fine, and ask for a reboot (under XP, it doesn't ask to reboot). Upon rebooting, the PC runs extremely slowly. So slow as to be unusable. The only way to remedy the situation is to reboot in Safe Mode, remove AntiVir from the msconfig list and from the Run entries in the registry (it won't uninstall in Safe Mode all the time, sometimes it does, usually doesn't), then reboot in normal mode and uninstall it, and use AVG or Avast! or Comodo instead. AntiVir doesn't always affect Win2k this way, but I've seen this happen on 75% of the Win2k PC's I've installed it on. Anyone have a similar experience or insight into this problem? I've tried to contact Avira and HBEDV+ and have rec'd no reply or help.

hopperdave2000

PS- I know Win2k doesn't have msconfig built in; I ALWAYS install it when I work on a Win2k PC.

 

HI! Have you had a look HERE?:
http://forum.avira.de/thread.php?threadid=1679

AntiVir Persona lEdition Support Forum

 

Yeah, I checked out the AntiVir link, and posted a couple of times almost a year ago. The forums don't mention anything about Win2k slowing to a crawl with AntiVir installed. As soon as it's removed, the PC runs fine.....

Who knows