windows defender and avast virus problems

> Have you installed Avast to both partitions?
> I have a different AV on my XP hard drive than I have on the Vista drive and
> Defender reports both of them but only one is installed for Vista.
> Connection problems did you install your LAN again with Vista from the
> motherboard disc?
>
> "asphaltsally" wrote:
>

> > I'm running Windows XP and Vista on two seperate partitions on the same
> > computer. I have cable internet and am connected by ethernet wire. I have
> > no connectivity problems whatsover with XP. When I'm running Vista, I always
> > get the "Your computer might be at risk" warning and when I go to the
> > security center it says that I don't have antivirus software and my windows
> > defender is not turned on. I do have avast and it is up to date. When I
> > open windows defender it says it is running and up to date. THEN I get
> > kicked offline and can't get back on again, even in XP without totally
> > unhooking and unplugging and reinstalling all my cables and wires! What the
> > hey! I have screenshots of the warnings, etc. I am talking about but do not
> > see how to attach them to this post.

> I'm running Windows XP and Vista on two seperate partitions on the same
> computer. I have cable internet and am connected by ethernet wire. I
> have
> no connectivity problems whatsover with XP. When I'm running Vista, I
> always
> get the "Your computer might be at risk" warning and when I go to the
> security center it says that I don't have antivirus software and my
> windows
> defender is not turned on. I do have avast and it is up to date. When I
> open windows defender it says it is running and up to date. THEN I get
> kicked offline and can't get back on again, even in XP without totally
> unhooking and unplugging and reinstalling all my cables and wires! What
> the
> hey! I have screenshots of the warnings, etc. I am talking about but do
> not
> see how to attach them to this post.

> Have you tried running without both Windows Defender and your antivirus?
> Are you behind a router? I think it is quite possible that this is a
> networking issue, and unrelated to either Windows Defender or the antivirus.
>
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>
> "asphaltsally" <asphaltsally@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E473B8F9-FF05-4036-9945-0988D6877CAB@microsoft.com...

> > I'm running Windows XP and Vista on two seperate partitions on the same
> > computer. I have cable internet and am connected by ethernet wire. I
> > have
> > no connectivity problems whatsover with XP. When I'm running Vista, I
> > always
> > get the "Your computer might be at risk" warning and when I go to the
> > security center it says that I don't have antivirus software and my
> > windows
> > defender is not turned on. I do have avast and it is up to date. When I
> > open windows defender it says it is running and up to date. THEN I get
> > kicked offline and can't get back on again, even in XP without totally
> > unhooking and unplugging and reinstalling all my cables and wires! What
> > the
> > hey! I have screenshots of the warnings, etc. I am talking about but do
> > not
> > see how to attach them to this post.

>
>
>

>I reinstalled my nvidia networking drivers in Vista and then went to the
> Security Center and told it I would monitor my virus and spyware software
> myself and now everything seems to be fine. Thanks.
>