Course, you'll be back shortly saying "it sounds ok i suppose..." And in the meantime, the world and his wife has accessed your hard drive and stripped it of all your credit card details.
Well John, I didn't feel too clever being connected to the internet with no protection (Windows' own firewall is turned off already), so I restarted Kaspersky "bit by bit" and to my surprise the AE is still working. After that, I promise I won't touch a thing! Ever. ;-)
Thanks All for your help. This is where the Forum comes into its own: when knowledge is shared for the benefit of the community. *insert thumb up emoticon here*
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