[mkjessup]

...easily remedied by moving to Linux or Mac.

In this case, you're recommending the equivalent of a quadruple bypass operation for a case of indigestion.

Get real, please.

[big'ol_freeper]

Get real

Exactly my point. No need to put up with Microsoft BS.

[PAR35]

Get real, please.

It's actually fairly easy to test.

1-Set your computer to boot first from the CD drive. Unless you have a bootable CD in the drive, it isn't going to do anything to your system.

Go to Distrowatch, and download the ISO for a bootable Linux (Ubuntu, if you want a full featured one with lots of bells and whistles, something like Puppy if you want a small one that's quick, but fairly lean in features).

3 - Burn the ISO to a CD (don't copy, just burn the image, usually by clicking on it).

4 - Make sure that the computer is plugged into an ethernet cable and the new cd is in the drive.

5- reboot

Run the connection wizard, if necessary

6 - open the browser (Firefox or SeaMonkey)

7 - Test the connection by going to CNN

Try going to FR.

[AFreeBird]

See if your employer will allow you to install a decent browser such as Firefox, and junk the Internet Exploder.

Also, when was the last time you ran a virus scan?