Windows 2000 boot up problem

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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On Windows 2000. right after boot, there’s like a 2 minute window where if I try to launch most programs (some aren’t affected) they’ll just end up being stuck processes, I uninstalled Avast and the problem disappeared, reinstalled Avast and it comes back.

Any idea what this is?

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Try this, avast Program Settings, Troubleshooting, Delay loading of avast! services after other system services.

What is your internet connection method ?