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I'll try to paraphrase what someone else wrote earlier -- to minimize
security dangers when using Windoze, limits its use to those programs
that you need which are unique to Windoze; do not use Microsoft
Explorer or email. Eliminating email and the web, or limiting the web
(using a browser other than IE) to secure sites will greatly reduce
your vulnerability. Hope this helps -- Stan<br>
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Mitchell Senft wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid2853D1B7-78E1-47FB-A63B-C6D7A3ADC012@optonline.net"
type="cite">I work in Windows during the day but it's a box at work
i.e, I'm not responsible for it so my knowledge of >maintaining<
a Win-box is minimal. Know just about enough to be scared and
intimidated.
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Now I'm thinking of loading Win onto my daughter's Intel iMac for those
very rare occasions when we need a Windows box around the house, God
forbid a game for my daughter and maybe to putz around with the
dual-boot.
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The iMac will be on the home wireless network.
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So the questions are: In that limited use, how concerned do I have to
be? Do I have to worry overmuch about viruses? And what about these
Windows updates? Do I have to keep current downloading what seems to be
weekly updates and patches and, well, crap? Or if I keep her off the
web through Windows, do I really have to worry?
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And if this is too off-topic, I'd appreciate a link to list I can post
this to.
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Thanks,
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Mitchell
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