disabling anti-viral software

my computer runs windows xp and i'm about to change broadband provider from ntl to wanadoo. Before set-up i have to disable any firewalls and anti-viral software. My problem is that the IT technician at the school where i work loaded some anti-viral software for me as a favour, but he has subsequently left. How can i discover what software is loaded and then disable it?

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if you go start......settings........Control Panel ....Security Center.. click on virus protection it should tell you the name of the anti virus software

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