[vrwc1]

As I posted on another thread this morning, it's more appropriate to blame the hacker, not the victim.

Microsoft is doing everything they can to make their software more secure, but if there weren't so many criminals targeting Windows it wouldn't be such a problem. If Apple or Unix were the dominant platform, I guarantee you would see the same level of hacks on those platforms.

Your best bet is to use anti-spy and anti-virus software and enable Windows automatic update feature or visit the Windows Update web site every once in a while. If you do that you'll be fine. That's what I do with the 4 PCs I own, and they all have no problems.

[hipaatwo]

It won't let me update. Says I don't have an original copy of XP on my computer

[BallandPowder]

Powder..Patch..Ball FIRE!


Micro$oft isn't doing Kr*p Their IE7 won't even be available for anything besides Xp.

Use Firefox. Use Linux. Use OpenOffice. Tell M$ to take a hike.

[MikefromOhio]

or just use Symantec and Mozilla and not have to worry too much...

Or just buy a MAC. When Apple comes out with the x86 Dell version, Windows days will be numbered....

[tjblair]

you can't guarantee anything, and you obviously know very little about computers, UNIX is 1000 times more secure than winnows.

[BibChr]

...if there weren't so many criminals targeting Windows it wouldn't be such a problem. If Apple or Unix were the dominant platform, I guarantee you would see the same level of hacks on those platforms.

Would you clear your throat and say that bit of should-be-common-sense again, louder?

Dan