[granjaz]

Intel P4 3Gh. I have XP installed on my C drive with all AV and antispyware protection & software firewall. I have just clean-installed Vista HP on another partition. I will eventually uninstall XP but in the meantime do I install antivirus and anti-spyware programs and firewall on Vista? My current AV & antispyware are compatible with Vista but not ZoneAlarm Free yet. I need advice please!

[kiwiguy]

Vista has a moderately good 2 way firewall unlike the one way firewall of XP.

If you are using a NAT enabled router and the Vista firewall, you should have no need for Zone Alarm, (unless you surf and download very unwisely).

[granjaz]

Thankyou kiwiguy. Can I assume then that my current AV and antispyware will protect Vist too?

[kiwiguy]

Only if you actually install them on Vista.

If you boot into Vista, it will have no knowledge of any software loaded under XP.

[granjaz]

That is exactly what I needed to know. Many thanks.