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To: Dave Budde who wrote (54849)7/21/2006 1:06:54 AM
From: Jeff Hayden  Read Replies (2) of 213172
 
If one has XP on a mac because they need it for one or two programs how is that any more secure than a standard windows install?

That's easy.

First it's behind the Mac firewall by default, if you're using Parallels.

Secondly, you don't run an Intenet program (browser or mail) until after you have first installed an antivirus program, such as McAfee, that you bought at a store (or downloaded on the Mac side).

Then you fire up IE and start the massive XP updates (even with SP2). McAfee, or whatever, will automatically begin its updates.

I haven't had any hits yet, but then I do not use email on the XP side and I rarely turn on the browser (usually FireFox when I do).
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