Re: Windows XP and infection rate

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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> [how to get service packs before being infected]
> By the simple expedient of enabling WinXP's built-in
> firewall and installing an antivirus application _before_
> connecting to the Internet.

Of course, I might need to download a large amount of updates for the
antivirus, too :)

Thanks, everyone, for the useful responses. I've sent off for that
free Service Pack 2 CD, and noted that you get a built-in firewall
even before SP2.

P.


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