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Actually, come to think about it...
..as well as my response to ole' shady's post about your gf, she could maybe use MS MBSA and fix a few of those gaping holes BEFORE they become a problem next time.

[url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx[/url]
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