Re: New install of winxp home.....

From: TAJ Simmons (awesomebackgrounds_at_NOMORESPAM.nothing)
Date: 11/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 22:35:22 -0000

get hold of a CD of SP2 (service pack 2)

install a firewall (like zone alarm)

"jim2" <jim2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CFF48023-DDFD-4ECB-91F1-2CAE681D3524@microsoft.com...
> what patches should i install before i connect to the internet, if any at
> all.
> i would like to get most the updates as iso, any links to some infor would
> be great.
>
>

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