Re: Just venting (totally OT)

real-address-in-sig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rowland McDonnell) wrote in
news:1ibhfz7.uo5ldhxkyyxxN%real-address-in-sig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

Mandy <mandy2uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

real-address-in-sig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rowland McDonnell) wrote:

Mandy <mandy2uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Tina Graves <angel.eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Mandy wrote:

Ah right! Not the sort of thing for me then... I get very
paranoid about hackers having access to my machine and the
paranoia leads to psychosis
:o(

Not being funny Mandy but I find this statement rather strange!

Opening up firewall permissions to set up a home network is no
risk whatsoever, unless you have an unsecure wireless system of
course.

Or if you've got a router that's insecure.

I don't *think* it's insecure... how would I find out though?

It would be very unusual for it to be insecure.


Groovy :o)

Yet
you refuse to install SP2 which is leaving you wide open to
people exploiting your security and hacking into your computer!

I don't use the XP machine any more... this one (with Vista) is
it's replacement! :o)

Not so bad - but still, if you've got Win XP, it really really
needs SP2 if it's ever going to be connected to the internet.

I'm just paranoid about it all screwing up the programmes I use :o/

You should be more paranoid about hacker attack.


I guess...

The problem is not that SP2'll screw up the programs you use, but that
some people have had trouble losing data with the upgrade. There are
workarounds, I can assure you.


Other than asking those who had problems with SP2, where would I find out
about them (the workarounds)?

It's so vitally important to upgrade to SP2 for the sake of keeping
your computer working (if you use it on the internet), it's worth
putting a lot of time and effort finding out how to work around the
problems that have been reported.


I'm not promising anything but I'll consider it :o)

There is no workaround that'll save your computer from being clobbered
by hackers if you use a WinXP box connected to the internet if it's
not got SP2 on it. All it takes is one dodgy Website, and you're
totally screwed.


Even though the SP2 machine has a firewall?

SP2 deals with that risk almost completely. Without SP2, WinXP is
wide open to hackers. With SP2, it's very nearly secure enough for
*my* liking. And I'm fussy.


I'll consider it but I'm making no promises :o)

Rowland.




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