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1. Can I run AVG with a firewall that also includes virus protection?

Probably, but the only way to know for sure is to try it and see if it causes problems. If both AV programs use some kind of realtime file scanning it really slow the system down.

2. How do I completely delete the Norton product?

Good luck. Formatting the hard drive works good. Short of that, use the uninstaller and then delete any Norton folders from the Program Files. This probably won't get every last registry entry, but it'll get rid of Norton.

3. Does anyone have any experience running Comodo? Good? Fair? Bad?

Never tried it.

Other notes. If you're using a 3rd party firewall, make sure your windows firewall is also turned off. Running two firewalls simulatenously usually causes headaches. Also, you may not really need a firewall, depending on your internet connection. If you connect your computer to a router, which is then connected to your cable / dsl modem, then you're already firewalled. Honestly, a router is probably a superior firewall to any software solution you're going to run on your machine.

I would add another thing: be careful what you click on. I don't use a firewall (other than my router) or AV software because both bog down the system. And I don't get my machine junked up. I've got an old machine that I ran on the same installation of XP for four years and it's still speedy (at least for a 4 year old machine, anyway).

Using Firefox isn't a bad idea, although it's not as secure as most would have you believe. There is less spyware written for it than IE, so it is generally safer though.

Go to Kim Komando’s website. She has a link to the software to remove Norton.

I do use a Linksys Wireless-G router. I have it cabled to my computer and my wife uses the wireless to connect to her computer in her sewing room up stairs. You are saying that this router is an effective firewall in itself?