Dowloaded AVG (free) successfully
Downloaded Comodo (free) apparently successfully also
Restarted computer, it rebooted username appeared>>>
put in password>>> Loading settings, computer froze unable to go any further>>Help

Thank you for any advice

a firewall at its level best... hehe..
Ok, that's mean... Try to start into windows advanced setup [the screen you get when going for safe mode] and use last known good configuration.

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