The bottom right side is the task bar.
You can double click the icons usually to open them, or right click to see a list of choices or options and go from there.
The programs should also show in your start/programs menu.

If something is showing on the task bar it is usually running already..

do you mean to run a scan do you have to close one of them??
I don't think so. I don't close any of mine.
Isn't your verizon av set to do automatic scans like wkly or every other week?

most of the programs like that can be set to do scheduled scans, same with the anti spyware ones....

Yup. that was my question. Do I have to close one to run the other one. I found out I don't have to do this. And yes, they are scheduled to run at various times. But I always run the Super AntiSpyare thingee once every other day or so because Alan has a habit of doing surveys (which I told him NOT to do anymore).

I don't trust those websites.

So now I know that the bottom thingee is called the Taskbar.

Thank you for that. I was calling it the tool bar, the Sysem Tray, I was giving it all kinds of names.

Maybe I'll learn something else soon????

lol
thanks much.

Melody