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To: NAG1 who wrote (54825)7/20/2006 11:28:50 PM
From: Dave Budde  Read Replies (2) of 213172
 
Windows can be stable and secure. It's not that way out of the box and most people don't know how to set it up.

But all you need to do is turn on your firewall, don't click any links or open email from people you don't know. Don't download and run executable files that you don't know anything about. Turn off VB scripting in any apps that support it. Setup your router to use WPA and only let your machines access that router using access control lists and you're good to go.

I've never seen a single security problem with XP when following the above.

I do understand why people do have problems. But with a bit of education, this doesn't need to be the case. It would help immensely if the computer suppliers would configure this stuff for you or at least create simple instructions. It's not that hard anymore.

I find XP to be as stable as OS X. Not better not worse. Can't really tell. I have had both require restart from time to time.
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