Re: Windows Patch

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 09/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 12:16:32 -0500

Thanks Bruce! I was hoping the OP would go ahead and install
SP2 which, in turn, would automatically enable XP's firewall by
default. 

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"Bruce Chambers" wrote:
| Carey, you forgot to tell the OP to use a firewall, the single most 
| important step.  ;-}
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