What in NIS 2010 has to be "turned off" before upgrading from VISTA to Windows 7

I’m about to upgrade my PC from VISTA to Windows 7.  Microsoft’s instructions say that before starting the upgrade, you should “Update your antivirus program, run it, and then turn it off”.  Does “turn it off” mean I should disable the auto-protect feature in NIS 2010?  How about the firewall?