Re: Software advice

Bernard Peek wrote:
>
> Microsoft makes security patches available automatically for Windows
> 2000 and XP. Home users should have their systems configured to install
> those automatically, unless they really think they know Windows well
> enough to be able to tell exactly which patches to apply. Anyone who
> isn't patching their Internet-connected systems is a menace. If I had my
> way their ISPs would close their accounts and disconnect them without
> compensation or refund.

Finally, someone is starting to answer the questions I asked in my
first post. What exactly should be enabled or disabled? Is the XP
firewall good enough to protect my dialup connection, or should I
use ZoneAlarm or something else? If I do use a different firewall,
should I disable the XP firewall? If I don't want to pay for Norton,
should I uninstall all of it, or can some parts safely co-exist with
other anti-virus programs (like AVG Free)? What's a good ad-blocker,
since I can't find the manufacturer of my current one (Spyblocker
Software)?

I should probably stop using Netscape 4 for everything, so what's
a good newsreader with a similar look and feel? (I don't like the
newer Netscapes, and I'll probably use Firefox for browsing.)

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