I'd go with AVG free http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage

Windows Live One Care is pretty much history, according to Microsoft. Microsoft Security Essentials is a combination antivirus/antimalware program provided by Microsoft. I believe it's the replacement for One Care. It's free and works well for me.

thanx for all yr advice - will try avg

I didn't have FF installed at the time of my explorer hiccup.  Thing is, it hasn't had indigestion since pulling the data disc, so I'm taking it that that was the problem.

The other issue I've noticed is my internet connection sometimes doesn't start up at login... gotta go to 'network' and start it manually.

Another weird thing.... while I temporarily had Vista as the primary boot and Win 7 as secondary, the boot screen in Win 7 was the same as the Vista one... now that I've made Win 7 the primary OS it is showing the new 'pretty' boot screen.

I've not had any major issues dual booting Windows editions... the bootscreen thing I thought was just weird... everything else was working as it should in Win 7.  The internet not starting at login was the fault of my adapter, so I discovered.... the little lug on the ethernet plug had snapped off and it was not seated correctly in the socket.  Fixed now, though.

it ends in tears   lol

windows7 looked great, took me almost 10 hours to load my software and assorted downloads and then.........

oh dear, it kept closing my mobile broadband modem!   not only that but it took 10mins for firefox to open,

so had to format ant re load vista-all is well again but no windows7  lol

Ok. When I upgrade to Win 7, which programs of Boot Skin and Logon Studio will work with it?

Thanks.

Thanks Ausvet.