lee

I use free free software AV and firewall. ( plan on buying them soon.) And i can't burn them to cd because i do not have a cd burner, and to big for floopy, therefore i have to connect to the internet to get them
Can't you partition your HD and keep a copy of the latest install for the AV and Firewall prog along with any other important prog and drivers you need on a seperate partition? That way, you have access to all of that before you have to go online.