XP or 7 ?

[Twayne]

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Download a file. Then right click on it. Select properties, Lower
right hand corner of general tab is 'unblock'.

Nope; it's not there. I download a lot of files, actually. The only time
I've seen that is with .chm files. But I got the feeling that wasn't what
the OP was talking about; then again ... .

Twayne




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[Twayne]

Undoubtedly; IMO it's already as secure as 7 and pretty stable now too, just
like 98 was when they finally squeezed it out to make people buy another new
OS.
I see the first bug for win7 has been distributed already. That didn't
take long. Wonder when SP1 will come out? It's gotta be like starting all
over again - updates, fixes, repairs, bugs waiting to be found, etc..



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I would imagine most MVPs can figure out how to make XP just as secure
as Windows 7.

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[Twayne]

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Yea! But for people who want to use the computer as if it were a T.V.
remote, Windows 7 is better - though not perfect. Going to a certain
channel is not going to infect the remote, or the T.V..

I have a brother a thousand miles away that is likely sending YOU
spam - because his computer is so infected. And guess what? He
doesn't care as long as he can still get on the internet. I suspect
that 90% of computer users can identify with my brother.

Probably, and they'll continue to too, when the ISP catches on and kills his
accounts. It'll happen sooner or later, whenever they have gotten rid of
the ones worse than him. If he's that lax about security, it's a wonder his
machine even still runs.

I still boot up occasionally in WinXP - just to do video editing. My
favorite editing program is useless under Windows XP Mode. When I do
I am off-line completely, cat-5 cable unplugged!

I put a power center under my monitor and whenever I'm not sitting in front
of it I kill the router/modem by hitting the switch for it. It only takes
seconds for it to resync, so no problem.
I'd be worried about plugging/unplugging the RJ line too often; the gold
coatings on those pins will only stand for a low number of
insertions/removals. I'd put it on a power bar if it were me.

Regards,

Twayne




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[Daave]

"Starting all over again" is a good way of putting it.

Granted, 7 out of the box is more secure than XP out of the box, even if
XP is at the SP3 level (consider Conficker). Keeping XP (or any OS)
patched is the most crucial thing one can do.

But I would imagine 7 is more like Vista when it comes to alerting the
user that something (potentially dangerous) is about to happen and
requiring user action to allow it. Many people use XP in Admin mode
without those sorts of prompts.

 

[Unknown]

Perhaps you do not have Microsoft Security Essentials installed?