It was suggested to me that to improve the performance of my computer I should...

disable System Restore (Right-click My Computer --> System Restore tab). Finally, disabling the useless "last access time" feature of the NTFS filesystem can yield a performance boost, especially on a slow HDD. Try adding the following entry to your registry:
Code:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\FileSystem] " NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000001
I was wondering what you guys think...not that I don't trust the source...I just trust your opinion more.

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I have a very slow Windows 2000 Pro at 500mhz and I'm looking for ways to speed this puppy up.