Downloading updates b4 reformat/reinstall

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hi guys n'gals,

i'm old and slow but tenacious.
I must reformat and start again.
I have recovered what i could of what i lost.
[computer info below]

in my wandering around in webland today, waiting for a response, i saw this
somewhere [maybe michael MVP] , "When clean installing or reinstalling XP, do
not connect to the internet before applying the latest critical updates and
enabling a firewall. Updates not included on the XP CD used for the repair
install will need to be reapplied and should be executed before connecting to
the internet. Updates can be downloaded and burned to CD media prior to the
Repair Install or clean install"

now i am afraid to reinstall w/o doing this, but i don't know what he's
talking about. What updates? From where? How do i do this?

thank you sooooooo much.
--
lil' o' lorain

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 2002
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model Dimension 8300
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2992 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Computer Corporation A05, 2/23/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
File System NTSF
Size 74.46 GB
 

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