Fear of Conflict - AntiVirus Programs and Firewalls

Hi.
I am in need of updating my antivirus program since my current Norton subscription has just expired. I have chosen Avast4 (AVG was close 2nd), but first message that came up when started to install Avast4 was 'found another antivirus program on your system, do you want to continue?'. I had disabled Norton already.
Questions - Should I continue with install? Note that I would like to keep the Internet Security part of Norton, and I saw on couple of forums that uninstalling Norton can be a problem!

Also Firewalls - I have WinXP SP2, D-Link Router, and Norton firewalls on my system, but don't know if any of them are properly configured (really have not looked at them). Note that I did install latest version of Zone Alarm about a month ago, but had problems with it, so disabled.
Question - Can I have more than 1 firewall on my system without conflicts?
Thx.
Bob

 

Having two AntiVirus programs installed is not recommended and can be problematic, regardless whether one is disabled or not.

Is there an option in Norton to remove or modify the components?

Usually you can use Add/Remove in Control Panel and select Norton Internet Security to remove and it will ask you if you want to modify, repair or remove, or look for a seperate Norton AntiVirus listing.

It's also not advisable or preferable to use more than one firewall.

All you need is one correctly configured firewall. There is no gain trying to use any more.

 

Best to go to Symantec home site for instructions on how to uninstall Norton. IT ain't easy but can be done. Then install Zone Alarm and Avast. I can't quickly find the link to Symantec unload instructions. Maybe this google link will help (9000+ hits). Bazza

http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=20&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=uninstall+norton&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=images

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