[OT] Anti-virus / anti-spyware other essential programs?

["Ho Yin Ng" <architect.hoyin@xxxxxxxxx>]

I need to upgrade / reinstall and basically reformat all my computers
at home. Everything is going t*ts up.

Main main computer only boots up when it wants to, I can't get access
to my NAS on others no matter what I do. Bascially it all needs
resetting!

Since I am doing this I thought I might as well get all the essential
programs in on my computers.

1. Can someone recommend a good antivirus-spyware program? Is the AVG
malware any good?

Anything else people would recommend as must haves? I was thinking
about getting something like drivermagic to manage all my drivers and
download updates, and perhaps Norton Ghost so when everything goes
t*ts up again I can just restore the systems?

Running Windows XP.

Thanks

Ho Yin