Should Early Load be on in NIS 2010?

Vista 32 bit Home Premium, Vista SP2

NIS 2010 17.7.0.12

DSL Modem, no router

DSL connection

 

OK I'm posting this as a seperate question, so as to not confuse myself or the issue

When my computer turns on, it starts the connection to the internet as part of the starting process

 

Should Ealy load be on in NIS 2010?

I have mine at the default setting which has early load OFF

 

should I just leave it that way? Does early load being OFF, leave me at any risk?